mašgal [GOAT] N (5298x) Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, unknown wr. maš₂-gal; maš-gal "billy goat"

[1]	𒈧𒃲	maš₂-gal
[2]	𒈦𒃲	maš-gal

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]					27	4	5020	230	7	1
[2]					1		5	3

6 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Akkadian (28x/1%)

Lagash II (4x/0%)

Ur III (5025x/95%)

Old Babylonian (233x/4%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (3x/0%)

Neo-Babylonian (3x/0%)

unknown (1x/0%)

Senses:

1. billy goat (5298x/100%)

Akk. mašgallu.

Lexical Associations

mašgallu[billy goat]N (// mašgal[goat])

maš₂-gal = ŠU<(mašgallu)> (AOAT 275, 277, BM 036714 r 5').

maš₂-gal = ŠU<(mašgallum)>^lum (Ura 13 Seg.1, 194; AOAT 275, 757 Katalog o 8'; Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 r i 6'; MSL 08/1, 005 E r i 10').

urīṣu[male goat]N (// mašgal[goat])

maš₂-gal = u₂-ri-ṣu (CTN 4, 232 r frg.b 11).

References for all phrases

mašgal[goat]

maš₂-gal (MDP 27, 200 o 3, r 3; A 07896 xi' 26'; HS 1799 b i 14; CUNES 50-02-040 o 2; OB Nippur Ura 3 134).

maš₂-gal (OIP 011, 044 o ii' 28').

maš₂-[gal^?] = [...] (CTMMA 2, 055 r i 22').