gabaŋal [GUARD] N (17x) Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian wr. gaba-ŋal₂; ^ŋešgaba-ŋal₂; ^ŋešgaba-gal "front guard of a chariot"

[1]	𒃮𒅅	gaba-ŋal₂
[2]	𒄑𒃮𒅅	^ŋešgaba-ŋal₂
[3]	𒄑𒃮𒃲	^ŋešgaba-gal
+	--la=l.a (1x/6%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]							5	2
[2]								7
[3]								1	2

5 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Ur III (5x/29%)

Old Babylonian (10x/59%)

Middle Babylonian (2x/12%)

Senses:

1. front guard of a chariot (17x/100%)

Akk. gabagallu.

Bibliography

[1968] M. Civil, JAOS 88 10.

[2012] Ilya Arkhipov, Babel und Bibel 6 7-8

References for all phrases

gabaŋal[guard] gigir[chariot]

^ŋešgaba-gal gigir (Syria 12, pl. 46-47, 03 + pl. 47, 04 r iv 14; CM 22, pl. 35-36 o iii 52).

^ŋešgaba-gal ⸢gigir⸣ = [...] (Emar 6/1, p. 128, Msk 731048 r i' 5').

^ŋešgaba-⸢ŋal₂⸣ gigir (BRM 4, 29 + 30 o i 5; EEN 389 NCBT 1891 o 3; OB Nippur Ura 1 346; LTBA 1, 079 o iv 15'; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 a iii 13'; CUNES 50-02-127 o 2; CUSAS 12, 3.1.14 o 9).

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