galanzu [WISE] AJ (167x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. gal-zu; gal-an-zu; GAL-AN-ZI; gal-la-an-zu "wise, knowing"

[1]	𒃲𒍪	gal-zu
[2]	𒃲𒀭𒍪	gal-an-zu
[3]	𒃲𒀭𒍣	GAL-AN-ZI
[4]	𒃲𒆷𒀭𒍪	gal-la-an-zu

	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	1	3	2	1	1	94	11	3
[2]						45	4
[3]						1
[4]						1

17 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (1x/1%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (3x/2%)

Old Akkadian (2x/1%)

Lagash II (1x/1%)

Ur III (1x/1%)

Old Babylonian (141x/84%)

Middle Babylonian (2x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (9x/5%)

Neo-Babylonian (2x/1%)

Hellenistic (2x/1%)

unknown (3x/2%)

Senses:

1. wise, knowing (167x/100%)

Akk. eršu; mūdû.

Bibliography

[2015] J. Wolfe, ZU: The Life of a Sumerian Verb 121-148.

gal-zu

= em-qum (RA 21, 178 ii 13).

= mūdû (MHET 1/2, 030 o i 4').

Lexical Associations

emqu[wise]AJ (// galanzu[wise])

[gal]-zu = em-qum (Tall Munbaqa-Ekalte 2, 81A i 6').

eršu[wise one]N (// galanzu[wise])

⸢gal⸣-an-zu = er-šu₂ (K 02056 r ii 26).

mūdû[knower]N (// galanzu[wise])

gal-zu = mu-du-u₂ (MHET 1/2, 030 o i 4'; Tall Munbaqa-Ekalte 2, 81A i 7').

qību[command]N šakānu[put]V (// me[Being] galanzu[wise])

me gal-zu = qi₂-bu ša₂-ka-nu (CT 18, pl. 29-30, K 02054 r ii 14').

šuttu[dream]N pašāru[release]V (// me[Being] galanzu[wise])

me gal-zu = šu-ut-tu pa-ša₂-ru (CT 18, pl. 29-30, K 02054 r ii 13').

pahāru[potter]N (// šu[hand] galanzu[wise])

[šu] ⸢gal-an-zu⸣ = pa-ḫa-[rum] (CT 19, pl. 10, K 04197 + CT 19, pl. 07, K 08670 + K 04550 o i 24).

References for all phrases

galanzu[wise]

gal-an-zu (OB Nippur Lu 71).

gal-zu (ED Lu E 204; OB Nippur Lu 70).

gal-zu = em-qum (RA 21, 178 ii 13).

gal-zu = [...] (CT 18, pl. 29-30, K 02054 o i 57).

[gal]-zu = em-qum (Tall Munbaqa-Ekalte 2, 81A i 6').

⸢gal⸣-an-zu = er-šu₂ (K 02056 r ii 26).

gal-zu = mu-du-u₂ (MHET 1/2, 030 o i 4'; Tall Munbaqa-Ekalte 2, 81A i 7').

galanzu[wise] unkin[assembly]

gal-zu unken-na (CUSAS 12, 3.2.03 r 11; OB Nippur Lu 15).

me[Being] galanzu[wise]