niga [FATTENED] V/i (19692x) Early Dynastic I-II, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, unknown wr. niga; niŋ₂-gu₇-a; niŋ₂-gu₇; niga^mušen; ⁿⁱ-^guniga; niga^ku₆; ⁿⁱ-^ganiga "(to be) fattened"

[1]	𒊺	niga
[2]	𒃻𒅥𒀀	niŋ₂-gu₇-a
[3]	𒃻𒅥	niŋ₂-gu₇
[4]	𒊺𒄷	niga ^mušen
[5]	𒉌𒄖𒊺	ⁿⁱ-^guniga
[6]	𒊺𒄩	niga ^ku₆
[7]	𒉌𒂵𒊺	ⁿⁱ-^ganiga
+	--na=n.a (1x/0%).

	PC	ED IIIb	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	1	23	322	44	18558	558	42	2
[2]		123	4
[3]		6
[4]						3	2
[5]							2
[6]						1
[7]							1

28 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic I-II (1x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (152x/1%)

Old Akkadian (326x/2%)

Lagash II (44x/0%)

Ur III (18558x/94%)

Old Babylonian (562x/3%)

Middle Assyrian (2x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (4x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (22x/0%)

Neo-Babylonian (19x/0%)

unknown (2x/0%)

Senses:

1. (to be) fattened (19692x/100%)

Akk. marû.

Bibliography

[1995] P. Steinkeller, BSA 8 57.

[1994] F. Pomponio and G. Visicato, ED Šuruppak 212.

[1972] H. Waetzoldt, UNT 7.

niga

(OB Nippur Ea 690).

= marû (Ea 07 199).

Lexical Associations

marû[fattened]AJ (// niga[fattened])

niga = ma-ru-u (CUSAS 12, 1.1.2 r ii 12; Ea 07 199).

marû[fattened]AJ (// gud[ox] niga[fattened])

gud niga = ma-ru-u₂ (Ura 13 Seg.1, 251; Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 r ii 9'; CTMMA 2, 055 r ii 31a).

marû[fattened]AJ damqu[good]AJ (// gud[ox] niga[fattened] sag[good])

gud niga sag₁₀-ga = MIN<(ma-ru-u₂)> dam-qa (Ura 13 Seg.1, 252; Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 r ii 10'; CTMMA 2, 055 r ii 31b).

pasillu[(a kind of sheep)]N marû[fattened]AJ (// udu[sheep] aslum[sheep] niga[fattened])

⸢udu⸣ as₄-lum niga = MIN<(pasillu)> ma-⸢ru⸣-[u₂] (CT 14, pl. 11, BM 093080 o i 5').

udu as₄-lum niga = MIN<(pa-sil-lum)> ma-ru-u₂ (Ura 13 Seg.1, 13; CTMMA 2, 055 o i 13).

pasillu[(a kind of sheep)]N marû[fattened]AJ damqu[good]AJ (// udu[sheep] aslum[sheep] niga[fattened] sag[good])

⸢udu⸣ as₄-⸢lum⸣ niga sag₁₀-ga = MIN<(pasillu)> MIN<(ma-ru-[u₂])> dam-[qu] (CT 14, pl. 11, BM 093080 o i 6').

udu as₄-lum niga sag₁₀-ga = MIN<(pa-sil-lum)> MIN<(ma-ru-u₂)> dam-qa (Ura 13 Seg.1, 14; CTMMA 2, 055 o i 14).

kukkallu[fat-tailed sheep]N marû[fattened]AJ (// udu[sheep] gukkal[sheep] niga[fattened])

udu gukkal niga = MIN<(gu-uk-kal-lum)> ma-ru-u₂ (Ura 13 Seg.1, 24; CT 14, pl. 11, BM 093080 o i 16').

udu ⸢gukkal(LU.ḪUL₂)⸣ niga = MIN<(gu-uk-kal-lum)> ma-ru-u₂ (CTMMA 2, 055 o i 24).

kukkallu[fat-tailed sheep]N marû[fattened]AJ damqu[good]AJ (// udu[sheep] gukkal[sheep] niga[fattened] sag[good])

udu gukkal niga sag₁₀-ga = MIN<(gu-uk-kal-lum)> MIN<(ma-ru-u₂)> dam-qa (Ura 13 Seg.1, 25).

udu gukkal ⸢niga^? sag₁₀-ga⸣ = MIN<(gu-uk-kal-lum)> MIN<(ma-ru-u₂)> dam-qu (CT 14, pl. 11, BM 093080 o i 17').

udu gukkal(LU.ḪUL₂) niga sag₁₀-ga = MIN<(gu-uk-kal-lum)> MIN<(ma-ru-u₂)> dam-qa (CTMMA 2, 055 o i 25).

marû[fattened]AJ (// šah[pig] niga[fattened])

šaḫ niga = ma-ru-u₂ (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a o ii' 37; Ura 14 175; LTBA 1, 45 o iii 22'; LTBA 1, 44 o iii 34).

marû[fattened]AJ damqu[good]AJ (// šah[pig] niga[fattened] sag[good])

šaḫ niga sag₁₀ = MIN<(ma-ru-u₂)> dam-[qu] (LTBA 1, 45 o iii 23'; LTBA 1, 44 o iii 35).

šaḫ niga sag₁₀-ga = MIN<(ma-ru-u₂)> dam-qu (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a o ii' 38; Ura 14 176).

References for all phrases

bazbaz[bird] niga[fattened]

ban₃-ban₃-uz niga^mušen (R03-1001 + R03-1139 o? ii 9').

[bibad] niga^mušen (AO 06034 o ii 19; OB Nippur Ura 4 416).

ŠE.ḪU.TUR niga^mušen (CT 06, pl. 11-14, BM 092611 d i 47).

niga[fattened]

niga (OB Nippur Ea 690; Ni 05365 r iii 3').

⸢ⁿⁱ⸣-^ga[niga] = [...] (RA 17, 168, K 11154+ o i 1').

niga = ma-ru-u (CUSAS 12, 1.1.2 r ii 12; Ea 07 199).

bazbaz[bird] niga[fattened]

ban₃-ban₃-uz niga^mušen (R03-1001 + R03-1139 o? ii 9').

[bibad] niga^mušen (AO 06034 o ii 19; OB Nippur Ura 4 416).

ŠE.ḪU.TUR niga^mušen (CT 06, pl. 11-14, BM 092611 d i 47).

bazbaz[bird] niga[fattened] sag[rare]

ban₃-ban₃-uz niga sag₁₀^mušen (R03-1001 + R03-1139 o? ii 10’).

bibad niga sag₁₀^mušen (OB Nippur Ura 4 417).

gir[fish] niga[fattened]

gir niga^ku₆ (SLT 76 r i 32).

gud[ox] niga[fattened]

gud niga (ED Animals B 17; SLT 051 o i 9'; MSL 11, A 07895 xi 11).

gud [niga] = [...] (CT 14, pl. 11, BM 093080 r i' 12').

gud niga = ma-ru-u₂ (Ura 13 Seg.1, 251; Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 r ii 9'; CTMMA 2, 055 r ii 31a).

gud[ox] niga[fattened] sag[good]

gud niga [sag₁₀-ga] = [...] (CT 14, pl. 11, BM 093080 r i' 13').

gud niga sag₁₀-ga = MIN<(ma-ru-u₂)> dam-qa (Ura 13 Seg.1, 252; Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 r ii 10'; CTMMA 2, 055 r ii 31b).

udu[sheep] aslum[sheep] niga[fattened]

udu a-lum niga (CUNES 52-08-068 r i 11; HS 1799 a i 9; FLP 2201 r i 9; HS 1727 r i 9; YBC 11118 r i 7; 2012.044.104 o 2; OB Nippur Ura 3 9).

⸢udu⸣ as₄-lum niga = MIN<(pasillu)> ma-⸢ru⸣-[u₂] (CT 14, pl. 11, BM 093080 o i 5').

udu as₄-lum niga = MIN<(pa-sil-lum)> ma-ru-u₂ (Ura 13 Seg.1, 13; CTMMA 2, 055 o i 13).

udu[sheep] aslum[sheep] niga[fattened] sag[good]

⸢udu⸣ as₄-⸢lum⸣ niga sag₁₀-ga = MIN<(pasillu)> MIN<(ma-ru-[u₂])> dam-[qu] (CT 14, pl. 11, BM 093080 o i 6').

udu as₄-lum niga sag₁₀-ga = MIN<(pa-sil-lum)> MIN<(ma-ru-u₂)> dam-qa (Ura 13 Seg.1, 14; CTMMA 2, 055 o i 14).

udu[sheep] aslum[sheep] niga[fattened] sag[rare]

udu a-lum niga sag₁₀ (CUNES 52-08-068 r i 12; HS 1799 a i 10; FLP 2201 r i 10; HS 1727 r i 10; YBC 11118 r i 8; OB Nippur Ura 3 10).

udu[sheep] gukkal[sheep] niga[fattened]

udu ⸢gukkal⸣ niga (SLT 043 r i 13; HS 1799 a i 13; YBC 11118 r i 10; OB Nippur Ura 3 13).

udu gukkal niga = [...] (BM 037974 r 3').

udu gukkal niga = MIN<(gu-uk-kal-lum)> ma-ru-u₂ (Ura 13 Seg.1, 24; CT 14, pl. 11, BM 093080 o i 16').

udu ⸢gukkal(LU.ḪUL₂)⸣ niga = MIN<(gu-uk-kal-lum)> ma-ru-u₂ (CTMMA 2, 055 o i 24).

udu[sheep] gukkal[sheep] niga[fattened] sag[good]

udu gukkal niga sag₁₀-ga = [...] (BM 037974 r 4').

udu gukkal niga sag₁₀-ga = MIN<(gu-uk-kal-lum)> MIN<(ma-ru-u₂)> dam-qa (Ura 13 Seg.1, 25).

udu gukkal ⸢niga^? sag₁₀-ga⸣ = MIN<(gu-uk-kal-lum)> MIN<(ma-ru-u₂)> dam-qu (CT 14, pl. 11, BM 093080 o i 17').

udu gukkal(LU.ḪUL₂) niga sag₁₀-ga = MIN<(gu-uk-kal-lum)> MIN<(ma-ru-u₂)> dam-qa (CTMMA 2, 055 o i 25).

udu[sheep] gukkal[sheep] niga[fattened] sag[rare]

udu gukkal niga ⸢sag₁₀⸣ (SLT 043 r i 14; HS 1799 a i 14; YBC 11118 r i 11; OB Nippur Ura 3 14).

šah[pig] niga[fattened]

[šaḫ₂] niga (HS 1772 r ii' 9'; OB Nippur Ura 3 380).

šaḫ₂ ⸢niga⸣ = [...] (LTBA 1, 40 o iii 6').

šaḫ niga = ma-ru-u₂ (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a o ii' 37; Ura 14 175; LTBA 1, 45 o iii 22'; LTBA 1, 44 o iii 34).

šah[pig] niga[fattened] sag[good]

šaḫ₂ niga sag₁₀-⸢ga⸣ = [...] (LTBA 1, 40 o iii 7').