gilim [ROPE] N (160x) Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian, unknown wr. ^gigilim; gilim; ^gigilim-mu₂-a; ^gigilim-sa; kilib "a rope of twined reeds; reed post"

[1]	𒄀𒄃	^gi gilim
[2]	𒄃	gilim
[3]	𒄀𒄃𒊬𒀀	^gigilim-mu₂-a
[4]	𒄀𒄃𒊓	^gigilim-sa
[5]	𒆸	kilib

	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			87	5		2
[2]	4	1	49	1	6	1
[3]					2
[4]			2
[5]

7 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Akkadian (4x/3%)

Lagash II (1x/1%)

Ur III (138x/86%)

Old Babylonian (6x/4%)

Neo-Assyrian (1x/1%)

Neo-Babylonian (5x/3%)

Persian (2x/1%)

unknown (3x/2%)

Senses:

1. a rope of twined reeds (158x/99%)

2. reed post (2x/1%)

Akk. kilimbu.

Bibliography

[2009] W. Heimpel, Workers 215.

[1992] H. Waetzoldt, BSA 6 132-134.

gilim

= x (CT 11, pl. 27, BM 093033 r ii 24', r ii 25').

Lexical Associations

kilimbu[reed bundle]N (// gilim[rope])

^gigilim = ⸢gi⸣-li-bu (OECT 04, 153 a 9').

^gigilim = ⸢ki⸣-li-bu (OECT 04, 152 b.e. ii 11).

[^gigilim]-⸢mu₂⸣-a = ki-lim-bi ⸢rik-su^?⸣ [ša₂ GI] (BM 076024 r 2).

^gi[gilim]-mu₂-a = ki-lim-bu rik-su ša₂ GI-MEŠ (K 00208+ r i 21').

ṭurru[binding]N (// gilim[rope])

[^gi]gilim = ⸢MIN⸣<(ṭur-ru)> (Iraq 06, 70 o 2').

ṭurru[binding]N (// gi[reed] x gilim[rope])

[gi] x gilim = ṭur₂-ri (N 4950 r 3').

ša[of]DET meṣirtu[unknown meaning]N (// lu[person] gilim[rope] |PAP.PAP|-|PAP.PAP|)

lu₂ gilim PAP.PAP-PAP.PAP = ša me-ṣir-tim (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.8, 16).

ṭurru[binding]N (// saŋ[head] gilim[rope])

^gisaŋ gilim = MIN<(ṭur₂-ri)> (N 4950 r 5').

^gisaŋ gilim = MIN<(ṭur-ru)> (Iraq 06, 70 o 4').

References for all phrases

gilim[rope]

gilim = [...] (CT 11, pl. 27, BM 093033 r ii 24', r ii 25'; CUSAS 12, 1.2.1 r i' 19').

[^gi]⸢gilim⸣ = [...] (Iraq 06, 70 o 1').

^gigilim = ⸢gi⸣-li-bu (OECT 04, 153 a 9').

^gigilim = ⸢ki⸣-li-bu (OECT 04, 152 b.e. ii 11).

[^gigilim]-⸢mu₂⸣-a = ki-lim-bi ⸢rik-su^?⸣ [ša₂ GI] (BM 076024 r 2).

^gi[gilim]-mu₂-a = ki-lim-bu rik-su ša₂ GI-MEŠ (K 00208+ r i 21').

[^gi]gilim = ⸢MIN⸣<(ṭur-ru)> (Iraq 06, 70 o 2').

gilim[rope] aʾantureš[~rope]

⸢^gigilim⸣ an-na-tur-⸢meš⸣ (CUNES 49-09-165 o 2).

gilim[rope] gazi[condiment]

[^gi]⸢gilim gazi⸣ (CUNES 49-09-165 o 1, r 1).

gi[reed] x gilim[rope]

[gi] x gilim = ṭur₂-ri (N 4950 r 3').

lu[person] gilim[rope] |PAP.PAP|-|PAP.PAP|