gukin [TOTALITY] N (15x) Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian, unknown wr. gukin₂; gukin; gu₂-kiŋ₂; gukinₓ(LAGAB×(U.U.U)); gu₃-kin; gu₃-kin₅ "villages, settlements; the inhabited world; totality, world"

[1]	𒄳	gukin₂
[2]	𒇐	gukin
[3]	𒄘𒆥	gu₂-kiŋ₂
[4]	𒇧𒇧	gukinₓ(LAGAB×(U.U.U))
[5]	𒅗𒆥	gu₃-kin
[6]	𒅗𒌺	gu₃-kin₅

	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	1	6
[2]		4	1
[3]	3
[4]
[5]
[6]

3 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (4x/27%)

Neo-Assyrian (6x/40%)

Neo-Babylonian (3x/20%)

Persian (1x/7%)

unknown (1x/7%)

Senses:

1. villages, settlements

2. the inhabited world (5x/33%)

3. totality, world (10x/67%)

Akk. dadmū; kiššatu.

Bibliography

[1987] M. Civil, OrNS 56 237.

gukin

= dadmē (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 o ii 2'a; Ea 01 120, 121).

gukin₂

= kiššatum (Karpeles 01 o ii 21).

= dadmū (Ea 05 100).

Lexical Associations

dadmū[villages]N (// gukin[totality])

gukin = ⸢da-ad₂^?⸣-[me^?] (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 o ii 2'a; YOS 01, 53 o ii 24; Ea 01 121).

gukin₂ = da-⸢ad⸣-[mu] (Ea 05 100; CUSAS 12, 1.1.1 r 16; CTN 4, 232 frg.a 2'; CT 12, pl. 24, BM 038129 o ii 20; CT 11, pl. 27, BM 093033 o i 9'; CUSAS 12, 1.2.1 o 36).

kiššatu[totality]N (// gukin[totality])

gukin = kiš-ša₂-tum (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 o ii 2'; Ea 01 120).

gukin₂ = ki-iš-ša-tum (Karpeles 01 o ii 21).

References for all phrases

gukin[totality]