igi [FACE] N (7605x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian, Hellenistic, Uncertain, unknown wr. igi; ^ŋešigi; i-gi; igi₃; ^tug₂igi "face; front; first, earlier; reciprocal; hyena?"

[1]	𒅆	igi
[2]	𒄑𒅆	^ŋeš igi
[3]	𒄿𒄀	i-gi
[4]	𒆠𒊕	igi₃
[5]	𒌆𒅆	^tug₂ igi

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		18	138		42	10	2914	4340	90	38
[2]									5	1
[3]								3	2
[4]									2
[5]									2

40 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (18x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (138x/2%)

Old Akkadian (42x/1%)

Lagash II (10x/0%)

Ur III (2914x/38%)

Old Babylonian (4343x/57%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (5x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (59x/1%)

Neo-Babylonian (21x/0%)

Persian (2x/0%)

Hellenistic (13x/0%)

Uncertain (4x/0%)

unknown (35x/0%)

Senses:

1. face (7533x/99%)

2. front (53x/1%)

3. first, earlier [AJ]

4. reciprocal (16x/0%)

5. hyena? (3x/0%)

Akk. mahrum; pānû.

Bibliography

[1995] P. Steinkeller, BiOr 52 697.

[1973] G. Gragg, Sumerian Dimensional Infixes 17-18.

igi kur

= pāni erṣetim (OB Nippur Diri 141).

igi₃

= pānū (CT 11, pl. 45-48, K 04174 r ii 11').

= pānū (K 16152 i' 1').

Lexical Associations

būnu[goodness]N (// igi[face])

igi = bu-nu (CT 11, pl. 44, K 04145c o i 18').

[...]-⸢^x⸣igi = bu-nu (CT 12, pl. 33, K 02034 o i 5).

būṣu[hyaena]N (// igi[face])

igi = MIN<(bu-u₂-ṣu)> (Ura 14 106; LTBA 1, 45 o ii 18'; LTBA 1, 40 o ii 32).

mahru[front]N (// igi[face])

⸢igi⸣ = ⸢maḫ⸣-[ru] (MSL SS 1, p. 059 catalogue 1924-1851 o 3'; CT 11, pl. 44, K 04145c o i 19'; MSL SS 1, 071 o ii' 9'; CT 19, pl. 10, K 05434B+ o i' 24').

mātu[land]N (// igi[face])

igi = ma-a-tum (CT 11, pl. 44, K 04145c o i 14').

pānu[front]N (// igi[face])

⸢igi⸣ = pa-[nu] (MSL SS 1, p. 059 catalogue 1924-1851 o 2'; MSL SS 1, 071 o ii' 8').

igi = pa-a-⸢nu⸣ (CT 11, pl. 44, K 04145c o i 15'; CT 19, pl. 10, K 05434B+ o i' 23').

igi₃ = [pa]-nu (CT 11, pl. 45-48, K 04174 r ii 11'; K 16152 i' 1').

uznu[ear]N (// igi[face])

igi = uz-nu (CT 11, pl. 44, K 04145c o i 17').

šēpu[foot]N (// igi[face])

igi = še-e-pu (CT 11, pl. 44, K 04145c o i 20').

šību[old one]N (// igi[face])

igi = ši-e-[bu] (MSL SS 1, p. 059 catalogue 1924-1851 o 4'; MSL SS 1, 071 o ii' 10').

būnu[goodness]N (// igi[face] KA)

⸢igi⸣ KA = MIN<(bu-nu)> (CT 12, pl. 33, K 02034 o i 7).

āliku[goer]N mahra[in front]AV (// igi[face] du[go])

igi du = a-li-ik ma-aḫ-ra (OB Nippur Diri 123).

āliku[goer]N pāna[previously]AV (// igi[face] du[go])

igi du = a-li-ik pa-na (OB Nippur Diri 124).

āliku[goer]N pānu[front]N (// igi[face] du[go])

igi du = a-⸢li⸣-[ik pa-nim] (OECT 04, 152 a ii 42').

sahāru[go around]V ša[of]DET x (// igi[face] gi[turn])

igi gi₄ = MIN<(sa-ḫa-rum)> ⸢ša₂⸣ [...] (CT 12, pl. 40-41, K 00039 r i 6').

pānu[front]N erṣetu[earth]N (// igi[face] kur[mountain])

igi kur = pa-ni er-ṣe-tim (OB Nippur Diri 141; MSL 15, 008 A o iv 4').

pānu[front]N eleppu[ship]N (// igi[face] ma[ship])

^ŋešigi ma₂ = pa-an MIN<(e-lip-pi)> (K 04331 r i 18).

⸢^ŋeš⸣igi ma₂ = pa-ni [MIN<(e-lip-pi])> (K 08218 r ii' 10).

Eridu[1]SN (// igi[face] namen[priesthood])

igi nam-en-na = IRI.DUG₃ (CT 19, pl. 25, K 04309+ o ii' 23').

ešrētu[one-tenth]NU (// igi[face] u[ten] ŋal[be])

[igi u ŋal₂-la] = [eš]-⸢re-tu⸣ (KAL 08, 005 r ii 1').

īnu[eye]N in-na-sa-hu (// igi[face] x du[spread])

(igi^?) x mu-e-du₈ = i-ni in-[na^?-sa^?-ḫu^?] (RA 070, 141 r 3).

napištu[throat]N uššušu[very distressed]AJ (// igi[face] šušru[distressed])

igi-ŋu₁₀ ba-šu-uš-ru = na-piš-ti uš-šu-šat (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ o ii 30').

Tiriqan[1]SN ša[of]DET pānu[front]N Gutium[1]GN (// Tiriqan[1] igi[face] Gutium[1])

MIN<(tir-ga-an^ki)> igi gu-ti-um^ki = MIN<(tiriqan)> ša₂ pa-an gu-ti-i ḫar-ra-[an^?] (SpTU 3, 116 o ii 28).

Tiriqan[1]SN ša[of]DET pānu[front]N šadû[mountain(s)]N (// Tiriqan[1] igi[face] hursaŋ[mountain])

⸢MIN⸣<(tir-ga-an^ki)> igi ḫur-saŋ = MIN<(tiriqan)> ša₂ pa-an KURⁱ ⸢ar⸣-man ša₂ E₂ ^diš₈-⸢tar₂^?⸣ (SpTU 3, 116 o ii 27).

ina[in]PRP pānu[front]N x palāšu[perforate]V at-tap-x-x (// indal[chaff] igi[face] sahar[soil] ab-DU)

in-e igi saḫar-ra ab-DU = i-na IGI [...] pul-lu-ša at-tap-⸢x⸣-[...] (Farmer's Instructions 205-206 o ii 11).

išaru[penis]N (// uzu[flesh] si[horn] igi[face])

uzu si igi = MIN<(i-ša₂-ru)> (MSL SS 1, 034 r i 17'; MSL 09, 004 N r i 20'; Ura 15 Seg.5, 20).

⸢uzu si⸣ [igi] = [MIN<(i-ša₂-rum])> (WO 25, 067 r i' 18').

References for all phrases

igi[face]

[igi (HS 1702 o i' 7').

igi = pa-nu (MSLSSI, 17-27 v 38).

⸢igi⸣ = [...] (MSL SS 1, 069 o ii' 2', o ii' 3', o ii' 4').

igi = zi-mu (MSLSSI, 17-27 v 39).

igi-⸢bi-ta⸣ = [...] (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] ix 3'=637).

igi-bi-še₃ = [...] (OBGT IIIB ii 13=66).

⸢igi⸣-[mu-ta] = [...] (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] ix 1'=635).

⸢igi⸣-[zu-ta] = [...] (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] ix 2'=636).

igi = bu-nu (CT 11, pl. 44, K 04145c o i 18').

[...]-⸢^x⸣igi = bu-nu (CT 12, pl. 33, K 02034 o i 5).

igi = MIN<(bu-u₂-ṣu)> (Ura 14 106; LTBA 1, 45 o ii 18'; LTBA 1, 40 o ii 32).

⸢igi⸣ = ⸢maḫ⸣-[ru] (MSL SS 1, p. 059 catalogue 1924-1851 o 3'; CT 11, pl. 44, K 04145c o i 19'; MSL SS 1, 071 o ii' 9'; CT 19, pl. 10, K 05434B+ o i' 24').

igi = ma-a-tum (CT 11, pl. 44, K 04145c o i 14').

⸢igi⸣ = pa-[nu] (MSL SS 1, p. 059 catalogue 1924-1851 o 2'; MSL SS 1, 071 o ii' 8').

igi = pa-a-⸢nu⸣ (CT 11, pl. 44, K 04145c o i 15'; CT 19, pl. 10, K 05434B+ o i' 23').

igi₃ = [pa]-nu (CT 11, pl. 45-48, K 04174 r ii 11'; K 16152 i' 1').

igi = uz-nu (CT 11, pl. 44, K 04145c o i 17').

igi = še-e-pu (CT 11, pl. 44, K 04145c o i 20').

igi = ši-e-[bu] (MSL SS 1, p. 059 catalogue 1924-1851 o 4'; MSL SS 1, 071 o ii' 10').

igi[face] KA

igi KA = [...] (CT 12, pl. 33, K 02034 o ii 21a).

⸢igi⸣ KA = MIN<(bu-nu)> (CT 12, pl. 33, K 02034 o i 7).

igi[face] Nisabak[1]

igi ^dnisaba (Isin III, Tafel 41 r v 13).

igi[face] Nisabak[1] sag[good]

igi ^dnisaba ḫe-en-sag^? (MC 25, 481 b.e. 6).

igi[face] du[go]

igi du = a-li-ik ma-aḫ-ra (OB Nippur Diri 123).

igi du = a-li-ik pa-na (OB Nippur Diri 124).

igi du = a-⸢li⸣-[ik pa-nim] (OECT 04, 152 a ii 42').

igi[face] gi[turn]

igi gi₄ = MIN<(sa-ḫa-rum)> ⸢ša₂⸣ [...] (CT 12, pl. 40-41, K 00039 r i 6').

igi[face] hulu[bad]

igi ⸢ḫul⸣ = ⸢pa⸣-nu lem-nu-tum (MSLSSI, 17-27 iv 47).

igi ḫul = pa-nu ⸢ma⸣-[as-ku]-tum (MSLSSI, 17-27 iv 48).

igi[face] kur[mountain]

igi kur = pa-ni er-ṣe-tim (OB Nippur Diri 141; MSL 15, 008 A o iv 4').

igi[face] ma[ship]

^ŋešigi ma₂ (RSO 5/1, p. 281 fig. 34c r ii' 12'; Syria 12, pl. 46-47, 03 + pl. 47, 04 r iii 22').

⸢^{ŋeš^?}igi ma₂⸣ = [...] (Iraq 06, 44 r 6).

^ŋešigi ma₂ = pa-an MIN<(e-lip-pi)> (K 04331 r i 18).

⸢^ŋeš⸣igi ma₂ = pa-ni [MIN<(e-lip-pi])> (K 08218 r ii' 10).

igi[face] namen[priesthood]

igi nam-en-na = IRI.DUG₃ (CT 19, pl. 25, K 04309+ o ii' 23').

igi[face] sag[beat]

igi sig₃-sig₃ = [...] (MSLSSI, 17-27 v 3).

igi[face] sig[put]

^tug₂igi sig₉-[ga] = [...] (MSL SS 1, 038 r i' 4').

^tug₂igi sig₉-ga = MIN<(...)> [...] (Rm 0606+ r i 2').

igi[face] u[ten] ŋal[be]

[igi u ŋal₂-la] = [eš]-⸢re-tu⸣ (KAL 08, 005 r ii 1').

igi[face] umbin[wheel] mar-x

^ŋešigi ⸢umbin^? mar⸣-[...] = [...] (K 02026 o ii 5').

igi[face] x

igi [...] (BM 067389 o iii 2').

igi[face] x du[spread]

(igi^?) x mu-e-du₈ = i-ni in-[na^?-sa^?-ḫu^?] (RA 070, 141 r 3).

igi[face] ŋiri[foot]

igi^? ŋiri₃-ŋu₁₀ (OB Nippur Ugumu 263').

igi[face] šušru[distressed]

igi-ŋu₁₀ ba-šu-uš-ru = na-piš-ti uš-šu-šat (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ o ii 30').

Tiriqan[1] igi[face] Gutium[1]

MIN<(tir-ga-an^ki)> igi gu-ti-um^ki = MIN<(tiriqan)> ša₂ pa-an gu-ti-i ḫar-ra-[an^?] (SpTU 3, 116 o ii 28).

Tiriqan[1] igi[face] hursaŋ[mountain]

⸢MIN⸣<(tir-ga-an^ki)> igi ḫur-saŋ = MIN<(tiriqan)> ša₂ pa-an KURⁱ ⸢ar⸣-man ša₂ E₂ ^diš₈-⸢tar₂^?⸣ (SpTU 3, 116 o ii 27).

abula[gate] igi[face] nibru{ki}-še₃

abul igi-bi nibru^ki-še₃ (OB Nippur Kagal 18).

abula[gate] igi[face] uri₂{ki}-še₃

abul igi-bi uri₂^ki-še₃ (OB Nippur Kagal 17).

geme[worker] igi[face] lugal[king]

geme₂ igi lugal (CUNES 52-10-159 a iii' 7').

indal[chaff] igi[face] sahar[soil] ab-DU

in-e igi saḫar-ra ab-DU = i-na IGI [...] pul-lu-ša at-tap-⸢x⸣-[...] (Farmer's Instructions 205-206 o ii 11).

kag[mouth] igi[face]

ka igi-še₃ = PI-[...] (MSLSSI, 17-27 vi alpha9).

lu[person] attar[derision] dug[speak] igi[face] lugal[king]

lu₂ a-tar dug₄-dug₄; igi lugal (CUNES 52-10-146 b iii 26).

lu[person] azlag[fuller] tur[small] igi[face] lugal[king]

lu₂ azlag₂ tur igi ⸢lugal^?⸣ (CUNES 52-10-146 c i 2).

lu[person] igi[face] gi[turn]

lu₂ igi gi₄ (OB Nippur Kagal 263).

na[stone] igi[face] limmu[four] ŋal[be]

⸢na₄⸣ igi limmu₅^? ⸢ŋal₂⸣ (MSL 10, 062 b i 1).

nar[musician] igi[face] lugal[king]

nar igi lugal (OB Nippur Lu 647).

nar[musician] igi[face] suhurla[hairstyle]

nar igi suḫur-la₂ (OB Nippur Lu 646).

sukkal[secretary] igi[face] sukkal[secretary]

⸢sukkal⸣ igi ⸢sukkal⸣ (CUSAS 12, 5.4 o 1).

uzu[flesh] igi[face] tuhul[hip]

uzu igi dubulₓ(NAGAR.ZA^t)^du-^bu-^ul (CUNES 50-02-059 r 6').

uzu[flesh] si[horn] igi[face]

uzu si igi = MIN<(i-ša₂-ru)> (MSL SS 1, 034 r i 17'; MSL 09, 004 N r i 20'; Ura 15 Seg.5, 20).

⸢uzu si⸣ [igi] = [MIN<(i-ša₂-rum])> (WO 25, 067 r i' 18').

uzu[flesh] x igi[face] x

[uzu ...] ⸢igi⸣ [x] (NMC 10098 r v 2, r v 3).

ŋeš[tree] numun[seed] igi[face]

ŋeš numun igi-ta (ED Plants 23).

ŋešŋiri[fetters] igi[face] Utu[1] duh[loosen]

ŋeš-ŋiri₃-a-⸢ni⸣ igi ^dutu-še₃ in-⸢duḫ^?⸣ (CBS 01862 r ii 6').

šembizida[kohl] igi[face] gunu[speckled]

šem-[bi-zid igi gun₃] = [...] (CT 19 pl. 35, Sm 1808 o ii' 9').

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