gamgam [BIRD] (N)

30 instances

gamgam [BIRD] N (30x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. gam₃-gam₃mušen; duggam-gam; duggam-gammušen; gam₄-gammušen; gam₂-gam₂mušen; ka-am-ka-am; ka-am-ka-ammušen "a water bird; vessel in the form of a gamgam bird"

[1] 𒆛𒆛𒄷 gam₃-gam₃mušen
[2] 𒂁𒃵𒃵 duggam-gam
[3] 𒂁𒃵𒃵𒄷 duggam-gammušen
[4] 𒃶𒃵𒄷 gam₄-gammušen
[5] 𒄰𒄰𒄷 gam₂-gam₂mušen
[6] 𒅗𒄠𒅗𒄠 ka-am-ka-am
[7] 𒅗𒄠𒅗𒄠𒄷 ka-am-ka-ammušen
PC ED IIIa ED IIIb Ebla OAkk Lag II Ur III OB Post-OB (unknown)
[1] 1 1 2 6
[2] 7
[3] 7
[4] 4
[5] 1
[6] 1
[7]

7 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (1x/3%)

Ur III (15x/50%)

Old Babylonian (8x/27%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/3%)

Neo-Assyrian (4x/13%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/3%)

Senses:

1. a water bird (16x/53%)

2. vessel in the form of a gamgam bird (14x/47%)

Bibliography

[2004] N. Veldhuis, Nanše 243-244.

[1996] W. Sallaberger, MHEM 3 100.

[1981] D. Owen, ZA 71 36.

Lexical Associations

gamgammu[(a bird)]N (// gamgam[bird])

gam₃-⸢gam₃mušen⸣ = gam-gam-mu MIN<(a-ra-bu-u-a)> (LTBA 1, 86 r ii 7; RA 019, 079-080 r 8'; CT 14, pl. 03-04, K 04205+ r ii 21').

References for all phrases

gamgam[bird]

gam₃-gam₃mušen (ED Birds 36; Babylon Wahrheit no. 375 2).

gan-gammušen (OB Nippur Ura 4 395; CUSAS 12, 3.4.1 c ii 21; CBS 4608 + r i 7').

kam-kammušen (CT 06, pl. 11-14, BM 092611 d ii 43).

gam₃-⸢gam₃mušen⸣ = gam-gam-mu MIN<(a-ra-bu-u-a)> (LTBA 1, 86 r ii 7; RA 019, 079-080 r 8'; CT 14, pl. 03-04, K 04205+ r ii 21').

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