kan [GATE] N (704x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Ebla, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. kan₄; ^ŋeškan₄; KA; ^ŋeškan₄-na; ^ŋešKA; kan₄-kan₄; ^mukan₄ "gate, door"

[1]	𒆍	kan₄
[2]	𒄑𒆍	^ŋeš kan₄
[3]	𒅗	KA
[4]	𒄑𒆍𒈾	^ŋeškan₄-na
[5]	𒄑𒅗	^ŋeš KA
[6]	𒆍𒆍	kan₄-kan₄
[7]	𒈬𒆍	^mu kan₄
+	--na=n.a (19x/3%); --ne=n.e (0x/0%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		4	34		8	6	191	349	48	14
[2]			3				17	3
[3]			2		11		5	1
[4]							4
[5]			1				2
[6]				1
[7]

41 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (4x/1%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (40x/6%)

Ebla (1x/0%)

Old Akkadian (19x/3%)

Lagash II (6x/1%)

Ur III (219x/31%)

Old Babylonian (353x/50%)

Middle Babylonian (14x/2%)

Neo-Assyrian (20x/3%)

Neo-Babylonian (3x/0%)

Hellenistic (11x/2%)

unknown (14x/2%)

Senses:

1. gate, door (704x/100%)

Akk. bābu.

Bibliography

[2002] A. Cavigneaux and F. Al-Rawi, ZA 92 54-55.

[1999] E. Flückiger-Hawker, Urnamma 201.

[1995] P. Attinger, ZA 85 135 n33.

[1992] M. Sigrist, Drehem 176.

akan₂

(OB Nippur Ea 239; Ea 04 2).

kan₄

= ba-bu-um (OB Nippur Aa 239:1).

= bābu (SpTU 4, 186 o ii 2'; CT 11, pl. 22, K 06016 r i' 6').

ka₂

= bābu (Ea 04 1).

(OB Nippur Ea 238).

Lexical Associations

bābu[gate]N (// kan[gate])

akan₂ = MIN<(ba-a-bu)> (Ea 04 2).

kan₄ = ba-a-bu] (SpTU 4, 186 o ii 2').

ka₂ = ba-a-bu (Ea 04 1).

bābu[gate]N Belet-ṣeri[1]DN (// kan[gate] Dam-anak[1])

kan₄ ^ddam-an-na^ki = MIN<(ba-ab)> ^dbe-let-EDEN KA₂ ⸢^dINANA⸣ (SpTU 3, 116 o ii 16).

bābu[gate]N Ea[1]DN (// kan[gate] Enkik[1])

kan₄ ^den-ki^ki = MIN<(ba-ab)> ^dIDIM URU KA₂ ^dEN.[KI] (SpTU 3, 116 o ii 15).

bābu[gate]N La-tarak[1]DN (// kan[gate] Lugaledenak[1])

kan₄ ^d⸢lugal-eden⸣-na^ki = ba-ab la-ta-rak MIN<(ak-ka-ad)> (SpTU 3, 116 o ii 14).

bābu[gate]N Nirah[1]DN (// kan[gate] Nirah[1])

kan₄ ^dniraḫ^ki = MIN<(ba-ab)> ^dMUŠ [...]-e-ru (SpTU 3, 116 o ii 17).

bābu[gate]N {d}|KASKAL.KUR| (// kan[gate] {d}|KASKAL.KUR|{ki})

kan₄ ^dKASKAL.KUR^ki = MIN<(ba-ab)> ^dKASKAL.KUR [x]-⸢x⸣-it (SpTU 3, 116 o ii 18).

ŠU min[two]NU lu[person]N kan[gate]N Eridug[1]SN (// Nimintaba[1])

[^d]niminⁿⁱ-^mi-^im-^ta-^ab-tab-ba = ŠU min-am₃ ⸢lu₂ kan₄⸣ [eridug^ki-ga-ke₄] (Ashm 1924-0855+ r ii 6').

hiṭṭu[lintel]N ša[of]DET bābu[gate]N (// hedu[ornament] kan[gate])

[ḫe₂-du₇ kan₄] = [MIN<(ḫi-iṭ-ṭu-u])> ⸢ša⸣ ba-bi^! (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r iii 7).

daltu[door]N x x x (// ig[door] kan[gate] egal[palace])

[^ŋešig kan₄ e₂]-⸢gal^?⸣ = ⸢MIN⸣<(da-lat)> ⸢x x x⸣ (K 09970+ r ii' 8).

daltu[door]N bābu[gate]N rabû[big]AJ (// ig[door] kan[gate] gal[big])

[^ŋešig kan₄ gu]-⸢la⸣ = MIN<(da-lat)> ba-bi ra-bi-i (K 09970+ r ii' 9).

daltu[door]N bābu[gate]N kawû[outer]AJ (// ig[door] kan[gate] tilla[street])

[^ŋešig kan₄] ⸢tilla₄⸣ = MIN<(da-lat)> MIN<(ba-bi)> ⸢ka-mi^?-i⸣ (K 09970+ r ii' 11').

daltu[door]N bābu[gate]N ṣehru[small]AJ (// ig[door] kan[gate] tur[small])

[^ŋešig] ⸢kan₄ tur-ra⸣ = ⸢MIN⸣<(da-lat)> MIN<(ba-bi)> ṣa-aḫ-ri (K 09970+ r ii' 10).

daltu[door]N ṣehru[small]AJ (// ig[door] kan[gate] tur[small])

ig kan₄ ⸢tur^?⸣ = [MIN<(da-lat])> ⸢ṣe^?-eḫ^?-ri^?⸣ (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o i 2').

kinku[sealing]N ša[of]DET bābu[gate]N (// urin[standard] kan[gate] gub[stand])

^giurin kan₄-na gub-ba = ki-in-gu ša₂ KA₂ (CT 19, pl. 22, K 04361+ r i 4).

References for all phrases

kan[gate]

aganₓ(KA₂) (MSL 14, 024 Ge r ii' 13).

akan₂ (OB Nippur Ea 239; JCS 32, 145, N 4938 r ii' 9'; MSL 14, 29 Lb b i 9'; PBS 12, 55 o v' 6'; MSL 14, 024 Gg o i 7').

aka₄ (JCS 32, 145, N 4938 r ii' 8'; PBS 12, 55 o v' 7'; MSL 14, 024 Gi o 6').

kankan (MSL 14, 29 Lb b i 10'; MSL 14, 024 Gi o 7').

kan₄ (KBo 01, 59 o 13'; UET 7, 082 o ii 2', o ii 3', o ii 4'; IM 070209 o iv 41; MSL 14, 024 Ge r ii' 14; CUSAS 12, 2.1.1 o i 11', o i 24', o i 25').

kan₄ = ba-⸢bu-um⸣ (OB Nippur Aa 239:1; MSL 14, 122-127 09 912).

kan₄ = mu-re-bu-um (MSL 14, 122-127 09 913).

kan₄ = [...] (CT 11, pl. 22, K 06016 r i' 6').

kan₄ = ṣi₂-ip-pu-um (MSL 14, 122-127 09 914).

kan₄-kan₄ (MEE 03, 043 r iv 10c).

ka₂ (OB Nippur Ea 238).

^ŋeš⸢kan₄⸣ (CUSAS 12, 3.1.11 o 2; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 c i 6).

akan₂ = MIN<(ba-a-bu)> (Ea 04 2).

kan₄ = ba-a-bu] (SpTU 4, 186 o ii 2').

ka₂ = ba-a-bu (Ea 04 1).

kan[gate] Dam-anak[1]

kan₄ ^ddam-an-na^ki = MIN<(ba-ab)> ^dbe-let-EDEN KA₂ ⸢^dINANA⸣ (SpTU 3, 116 o ii 16).

kan[gate] Enkik[1]

kan₄ ^den-ki^ki = MIN<(ba-ab)> ^dIDIM URU KA₂ ^dEN.[KI] (SpTU 3, 116 o ii 15).

kan[gate] Lugaledenak[1]

kan₄ ^d⸢lugal-eden⸣-na^ki = ba-ab la-ta-rak MIN<(ak-ka-ad)> (SpTU 3, 116 o ii 14).

kan[gate] Nirah[1]

kan₄ ^dniraḫ^ki = MIN<(ba-ab)> ^dMUŠ [...]-e-ru (SpTU 3, 116 o ii 17).

kan[gate] a[arm] munus[woman]

kan₄ a₂ munus-a (OB Nippur Kagal 32).

kan[gate] aga[ax]

kan₄ aga₃ (ED Personal Names and Professions 290).

kan[gate] asikil[profession]

[kan₄] ⸢a₂⸣-sikil-la₂ (CUSAS 12, 2.1.1 o i 16').

kan[gate] asilala[joy]

kan₄ asilal(EZEN×LAL₂) (OB Nippur Kagal 42).

kan[gate] bar[outside]

kan₄ bar-ra (OB Nippur Kagal 29; KBo 01, 59 o 14'; CUSAS 12, 2.1.1 o i 12').

kan[gate] bābu[gate]

kan₄ ba-bu-u₂ (OB Nippur Kagal 25, 26).

kan[gate] egal[palace]

kan₄ e₂-gal (OB Nippur Kagal 31; KBo 01, 59 o 17'; CUSAS 12, 2.1.1 o i 14').

kan[gate] gal[big]

kan₄ gal (OB Nippur Kagal 37; UET 7, 082 o ii 5').

kan₄ gu-la (OB Nippur Kagal 33; CUSAS 12, 2.1.1 o i 17').

kan[gate] gu[neck] bar[outside]

kan₄ gu₂ bar-ra (OB Nippur Kagal 34).

kan[gate] gunu[speckled]

kan₄ gun₃-a (OB Nippur Kagal 41).

kan[gate] hursaŋ[mountain]

[kan₄] ḫur-saŋ (OB Nippur Kagal 43).

kan[gate] hursaŋ[mountain] galam[skilful]

kan₄ ḫur-saŋ galam-ma (OB Nippur Kagal 44).

kan[gate] hursaŋ[mountain] kalam[land]

kan₄ ḫur-saŋ kalam-ma (OB Nippur Kagal 45).

kan[gate] ig[door]

[kan₄] ig (KBo 01, 59 o 21').

kan[gate] kešda[roofing] ig[door] saŋkul[bolt] gub[stand]

kan₄ ^ŋeški-keš₂-da ^ŋešig ^ŋešsaŋ-kul gub-ba (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 62).

kan[gate] mah[great]

kan₄ maḫ (OB Nippur Kagal 36; CUSAS 12, 2.1.1 o i 20').

kan[gate] masab[basket]

kan₄ ^gima-sa₂-ab (OB Nippur Kagal 35; CUSAS 12, 2.1.1 o i 21').

kan[gate] munus[woman]

[kan₄] munus (KBo 01, 59 o 19').

kan[gate] ni[fear] gur[lift]

kan₄ ni₂ gur₃-ru (OB Nippur Kagal 40).

kan[gate] nin[lady]

[kan₄] nin^! (KBo 01, 59 o 20').

kan[gate] nita[male]

[kan₄] nita₂ (KBo 01, 59 o 18').

kan[gate] nērebu[entrance]

kan₄ ne₂-re-bu (OB Nippur Kagal 28).

kan[gate] pītu[opening]

kan₄ pi-tum (OB Nippur Kagal 27).

kan[gate] silim[healthy]

kan₄ silim-ma (OB Nippur Kagal 38).

kan[gate] tilla[street]

⸢kan₄⸣ tilla₂ (KBo 01, 59 o 15', o 16').

kan₄ tilla₂(AN.AŠ.AN) (OB Nippur Kagal 30).

[kan₄] tillaₓ(AŠ.AN.AŠ) (CUSAS 12, 2.1.1 o i 13').

kan[gate] x

[kan₄ (x) (CUSAS 12, 2.1.1 o i 18').

kan[gate] x-a

[kan₄] x-a (CUSAS 12, 2.1.1 o i 15').

kan[gate] {d}|KASKAL.KUR|{ki}

kan₄ ^dKASKAL.KUR^ki = MIN<(ba-ab)> ^dKASKAL.KUR [x]-⸢x⸣-it (SpTU 3, 116 o ii 18).

kan[gate] ŋeškiŋti[workshop]

[kan₄ ŋeš]-⸢kiŋ₂⸣-ti (CUSAS 12, 2.1.1 o i 19').

kan[gate] še[barley] kud[cut]

kan₄ še nu-kud (OB Nippur Kagal 39).

Nimintaba[1]

[^d]niminⁿⁱ-^mi-^im-^ta-^ab-tab-ba = ŠU min-am₃ ⸢lu₂ kan₄⸣ [eridug^ki-ga-ke₄] (Ashm 1924-0855+ r ii 6').

gag[nail] kan[gate]

^ŋešgag kan₄ (CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 c i 7).

hedu[ornament] kan[gate]

^ŋešga-du₇ kan₄ (CUSAS 12, 3.1.11 o 3).

^ŋešḫe₂-du₇ kan₄ (CUSAS 12, 3.1.11 o 4; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b iii 19).

[ḫe₂-du₇ kan₄] = [MIN<(ḫi-iṭ-ṭu-u])> ⸢ša⸣ ba-bi^! (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r iii 7).

idu[doorkeeper] kan[gate] egal[palace]

i₃-du₈ kan₄ e₂-⸢gal⸣ (OB Nippur Lu 140; IB 1514 o iv 9).

ig[door] kan[gate]

^ŋešig kan₄ (LTBA 1, 079 o iv 28').

ig[door] kan[gate] bar[outside]

^ŋešig kan₄^? bar-ra (Education in the Earliest Schools no. 019 r iv 23).

ig[door] kan[gate] egal[palace]

^ŋešig kan₄ e₂-gal-la (OB Nippur Ura 1 387).

[^ŋešig kan₄ e₂]-⸢gal^?⸣ = ⸢MIN⸣<(da-lat)> ⸢x x x⸣ (K 09970+ r ii' 8).

ig[door] kan[gate] gal[big]

[^ŋešig kan₄ gu]-⸢la⸣ = MIN<(da-lat)> ba-bi ra-bi-i (K 09970+ r ii' 9).

ig[door] kan[gate] tilla[street]

^ŋešig kan₄ tilla₂ (OB Nippur Ura 1 386).

[^ŋešig kan₄] ⸢tilla₄⸣ = MIN<(da-lat)> MIN<(ba-bi)> ⸢ka-mi^?-i⸣ (K 09970+ r ii' 11').

ig[door] kan[gate] tur[small]

[^ŋešig] ⸢kan₄ tur-ra⸣ = ⸢MIN⸣<(da-lat)> MIN<(ba-bi)> ṣa-aḫ-ri (K 09970+ r ii' 10).

ig kan₄ ⸢tur^?⸣ = [MIN<(da-lat])> ⸢ṣe^?-eḫ^?-ri^?⸣ (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o i 2').

lu[person] kan[gate]

lu₂ kan₄-na = ša ba-[bi-im] (MSL 12, 157 A 469).

ugula[overseer] šag[heart] kan[gate] ŋešnimbar[palm]

ugula šag₄ kan₄^? ŋešnimbar^? (CUNES 52-10-146 c ii 10').

urin[standard] kan[gate] gub[stand]

^giurin kan₄-na gub-ba = ki-in-gu ša₂ KA₂ (CT 19, pl. 22, K 04361+ r i 4).

šakkanak[general] kan[gate] egal[palace]

šagina kan₄ e₂-⸢gal⸣ (TMH 8, 08 o i 23').

šakkan₆ kan₄ e₂-⸢gal⸣ (HS 1816 o 5; HS 1627 r 4; OB Nippur Lu 432).

šatam[official] kan[gate] egal[palace]

ša₃-tam kan₄ e₂-gal (OB Nippur Lu 34).

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