galam [SKILFUL] (V/i)

169 instances

galam [SKILFUL] V/i (169x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. galam; galam-galam; ga-la-ma; ga-lam; galam-maki; gagalam-galamga-la-am; gagalam-galamga-la-ma "(to be) skilful, elaborate, clever; to make artfully"

[1] ð’ƒ´ galam
[2] ð’ƒ´ð’ƒ´ galam-galam
[3] 𒂵𒆷𒈠 ga-la-ma
[4] 𒂵𒇴 ga-lam
[5] ð’ƒ´ð’ˆ ð’†  galam-maki
[6] 𒂵𒃴𒃴𒂵𒆷𒄠 gagalam-galamga-la-am
[7] 𒂵𒃴𒃴𒂵𒆷𒈠 gagalam-galamga-la-ma
+ --ma=m.a (51x/30%).
PC ED IIIa ED IIIb Ebla OAkk Lag II Ur III OB Post-OB (unknown)
[1] 2 139 8 1
[2] 10 2
[3] 2
[4] 1 1
[5] 1
[6] 1
[7] 1

39 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (2x/1%)

Lagash II (1x/1%)

Ur III (1x/1%)

Old Babylonian (152x/90%)

Neo-Assyrian (5x/3%)

Neo-Babylonian (3x/2%)

Hellenistic (4x/2%)

unknown (1x/1%)

Verbal prefixes: Vmma.i.b ; ha.V ; ha.mu.a.n ; mu.n ; u.ba.V ; Å¡a.V.m ; Å¡a.V.ra.b ; Å¡a.ba.n .

Senses:

1. (to be) skilful, elaborate, clever (165x/98%)

2. to make artfully [V/t] (4x/2%)

Akk. naklu.

Bibliography

[2005] P. Attinger, ZA 95 216.

galam

= x (BM 036032 r i' 9; OB Nippur Ea 711; Ea 08 178; CT 11, pl. 20, K 07671 r ii' 14).

Lexical Associations

naklu[skilful one]N (// galam[skilful])

naklu[skilful]AJ (// galam[skilful])

galam = [nak-lu] (Ea 08 178; CT 11, pl. 20, K 07671 r ii' 14).

References for all phrases

galam[skilful]

galam (OB Nippur Ea 711; OB Nippur Lu 541c).

galam = [...] (BM 036032 r i' 9).

galam-galam (OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 417).

galam = [nak-lu] (Ea 08 178; CT 11, pl. 20, K 07671 r ii' 14).

e[house] x-x galam[skilful]

e₂ (x)-⸢x⸣ galam (OB Nippur Kagal 201).

e[house] x-x ki[place] galam[skilful]

eâ‚‚ x-x ki galam-ma (CUSAS 12, 2.1.1 r i 24').

eme[tongue] galam[skilful]

eme galam-ma (MSLSSI, 17-27 iv deltaâ‚‚, vi delta3).

hursaŋ[mountain] galam[skilful]

ḫur-saŋ galam-maki (OB Nippur Ura 5 319).

kan[gate] hursaŋ[mountain] galam[skilful]

kan₄ ḫur-saŋ galam-ma (OB Nippur Kagal 44).

munus[woman] galam[skilful]

⸢munus⸣ galam (OB Nippur Lu 541d).

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