gababum [SHIELD] N (28x) Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. ^kušga-ba-bu-um; ^kuška-ba-bu-um; ka-ba-bu-um; ^kuška-ba-bu; ga-ba-bu-um; ka-ba-bu "shield"

[1]	𒋢𒂵𒁀𒁍𒌝	^kušga-ba-bu-um
[2]	𒋢𒅗𒁀𒁍𒌝	^kuška-ba-bu-um
[3]	𒅗𒁀𒁍𒌝	ka-ba-bu-um
[4]	𒋢𒅗𒁀𒁍	^kuška-ba-bu
[5]	𒂵𒁀𒁍𒌝	ga-ba-bu-um
[6]	𒅗𒁀𒁍	ka-ba-bu

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]								9
[2]								2	3
[3]								2	2
[4]								1	3
[5]								3
[6]								1	2

7 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (18x/64%)

Middle Babylonian (6x/21%)

Neo-Assyrian (2x/7%)

Neo-Babylonian (2x/7%)

Senses:

1. shield (28x/100%)

Akk. kabābu.

Bibliography

[2010] I. Schrakamp, Krieg und Waffen 100-101

Lexical Associations

kabābu[shield]N (// gababum[shield])

^kuška-ba-bu = ka-ba-[bu] (Ura 11 section 1, 86; Fs Cagni 0762 1 o 3').

^kuš⸢ka⸣-ba-bu-um = ka-[ba-bu] (CT 19, pl. 22-23, Rm 0344 r i 6).

bītu[house]N kabābu[shield]N (// e[house] gababum[shield])

^kuše₂ ka-ba-bu = bi-it ka-ba-bu (Ura 11 section 1, 87; Fs Cagni 0762 1 o 4').

References for all phrases

gababum[shield]

^kušga-ba-[bu-um] (MSL 07, 197 V02, 210 V11 r i 7; FAOS 02/1, 215 b ii 27').

[^kuška-ba]-⸢bu^?⸣ = [...] (Emar 6/1, p. 257, Msk 74103b o ii 6'; BM 033426 o ii 4').

^kuš⸢ka⸣-ba-bu-⸢um⸣ (Emar 6/2, p. 571-574, Msk 74247 o ii 21; OB Nippur Ura 2 437; MSL 07, 209 V01 r iv 16; Emar 6/1, p. 264-265, Msk 74105a o ii 20).

^kuška-ba-bu = ka-ba-[bu] (Ura 11 section 1, 86; Fs Cagni 0762 1 o 3').

^kuš⸢ka⸣-ba-bu-um = ka-[ba-bu] (CT 19, pl. 22-23, Rm 0344 r i 6).

e[house] gababum[shield]

^kuše₂ ⸢ka⸣-[ba-bu] = [...] (BM 033426 o ii 5').

^kuše₂ ka-ba-bu-um (Emar 6/2, p. 571-574, Msk 74247 o ii 22; OB Nippur Ura 2 438; MSL 07, 209 V01 r iv 17; Emar 6/1, p. 264-265, Msk 74105a o ii 21).

^kuše₂ ka-ba-bu = bi-it ka-ba-bu (Ura 11 section 1, 87; Fs Cagni 0762 1 o 4').

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