gurgur [VESSEL] N (224x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian, unknown wr. gur₄-gur₄; gur₈-gur₈; ^duggur₄-gur₄; ^duggu-gur; ^duggu-ug-gu-ru; ^dugkur-ku-ru₂; kur-kur-ra-tum; ^duggur₈-gur₈ "a vessel; a unit of liquid capacity"

[1]	𒆸𒆸	gur₄-gur₄
[2]	𒋽𒋽	gur₈-gur₈
[3]	𒂁𒆸𒆸	^duggur₄-gur₄
[4]	𒂁𒄖𒄥	^duggu-gur
[5]	𒂁𒄖𒊌𒄖𒊒	^duggu-ug-gu-ru
[6]	𒂁𒆳𒆪𒆕	^dugkur-ku-ru₂
[7]	𒆳𒆳𒊏𒌈	kur-kur-ra-tum
[8]	𒂁𒋽𒋽	^duggur₈-gur₈

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			57		109	11
[2]					28		1
[3]							3	11	1
[4]										1
[5]									1
[6]					1
[7]
[8]

8 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (57x/25%)

Old Akkadian (138x/62%)

Lagash II (11x/5%)

Ur III (4x/2%)

Old Babylonian (11x/5%)

Neo-Babylonian (2x/1%)

unknown (1x/0%)

Senses:

1. a vessel (224x/100%)

2. a unit of liquid capacity

Akk. gugguru; kurkurratu.

Bibliography

[2012] P. Paoletti, BPOA 10 148.

[1996] W. Sallaberger, Töpfer 51-52; 56.

[1995] R. Englund, OrNS 64 387 n22.

[1994] M. Powell, Drinking in Ancient Societies 102-103.

[1994] W. Sallaberger, ZA 84 147.

[1992] P. Steinkeller and J.N. Postgate, LAT 53-4.

[1987-90] M.A. Powell, RlA 7 506.

Lexical Associations

gugguru[(a clay vessel)]N (// gurgur[vessel])

^duggu-gur = MIN<(gu-ug-gu-ru)> (Iraq 06, 74 o ii 10').

References for all phrases

gurgur[vessel]

^duggu-ug-gu-ru = [...] (Iraq 06, 71 o ii 8).

^duggur₄-gur₄ (OB Nippur Ura 2 271, 277; CUSAS 12, 3.2.01 r iii 26; MSL 07, 197 V02, 210 V11 o iii 6).

[^dug]⸢gur₄-gur₄⸣ = [...] (Iraq 06, 71 o ii 31).

^duggu-gur = MIN<(gu-ug-gu-ru)> (Iraq 06, 74 o ii 10').

gurgur[vessel] a[water]

^duggur₄-gur₄ a (CUSAS 12, 3.2.01 r iii 27).

gurgur[vessel] i[oil] saŋ[head]

^duggur₄-gur₄ i₃ saŋ (OB Nippur Ura 2 275).

gurgur[vessel] i[oil] šah[pig]

^duggur₄-gur₄ i₃ šaḫ (OB Nippur Ura 2 276).

gurgur[vessel] inun[ghee]

^duggur₄-gur₄ i₃-nun (OB Nippur Ura 2 274).

gurgur[vessel] iŋeš[oil]

^duggur₄-gur₄ i₃-ŋeš (OB Nippur Ura 2 273).

gurgur[vessel] lal[syrup]

^duggur₄-gur₄ lal₃ (OB Nippur Ura 2 272).

gurgur[vessel] ŋeštin[vine]

^duggur₄-gur₄ ŋeštin-na (CUSAS 12, 3.2.01 r iii 28).

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