niŋba [GIFT] N (530x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. niŋ₂-ba; niŋ₂-bar "gift; allotment"

[1]	𒃻𒁀	niŋ₂-ba
[2]	𒃻𒁇	niŋ₂-bar

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		44	63		15	5	292	87	17	4
[2]								3

28 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (44x/8%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (63x/12%)

Old Akkadian (15x/3%)

Lagash II (5x/1%)

Ur III (292x/55%)

Old Babylonian (90x/17%)

Middle Babylonian (7x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (8x/2%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/0%)

Hellenistic (1x/0%)

unknown (4x/1%)

Senses:

1. gift (524x/99%)

2. allotment (6x/1%)

Akk. qīštu.

Bibliography

[1992] M. Sigrist, Drehem 108.

Lexical Associations

qištu[forest]N (// niŋba[gift])

[niŋ₂]-ba^! = qiš-⸢tum⸣ (MSL SS 1, p. 059 catalog 1924-1544 o i 5).

qīštu[gift]N (// niŋba[gift])

⸢nig₂⸣-[ba] = ⸢qi₂-iš⸣-tum (YBC 13524 b 98).

niŋ₂-ba = ⸢qi₂^?⸣-[iš-tu₂] (Babyloniaca 7, pl. 02, K 07678 o i 5).

q̄qīštu[gift]N (// niŋba[gift])

⸢niŋ₂⸣-ba = ⸢qiš⸣-[tum] (MSL 05, 001 F o 5; Iraq 06, 01 + 11 o i 5).

ša[of]DET qīštu[gift]N (// kugbabbar[silver] niŋba[gift])

kug-babbar niŋ₂-ba = ša₂ qiš-ti^? (Ura 12 Seg.1, 145; SpTU 3, 111 o iii 40).

û[nourishment]N qīštu[gift]N (// še[barley] niŋba[gift])

še niŋ₂-ba = e-ia qi₂-il-ti (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 97).

šeʾu[barley]N qīštu[gift]N (// še[barley] niŋba[gift])

[še niŋ₂]-⸢ba⸣ = MIN<(še-im)> qiš-tum (CT 19, pl. 02, K 09961+ o i' 10'').

šeʾu[barley]N x (// še[barley] niŋba[gift])

še niŋ₂-ba = MIN<(še-im)> [...] (K 04316+ o ii 9').

References for all phrases

niŋba[gift]

[niŋ₂]-ba (NMI BK 00555 o i 2'; HS 1690 r ii' 6'; Emar 6/1, p. 127, Msk 731046 o i 5; Nippur Nigga 126; OB Nippur Lu 794).

niŋ₂-[ba] = [...] (MB Ura 01 Seg.1, 5; MSL SS 1, p. 059 catalogue 1924-1479 o i 5).

⸢niŋ₂-bar⸣ (HS 1648 r i 1'; Nippur Nigga 22).

[niŋ₂]-ba^! = qiš-⸢tum⸣ (MSL SS 1, p. 059 catalog 1924-1544 o i 5).

⸢nig₂⸣-[ba] = ⸢qi₂-iš⸣-tum (YBC 13524 b 98).

niŋ₂-ba = ⸢qi₂^?⸣-[iš-tu₂] (Babyloniaca 7, pl. 02, K 07678 o i 5).

⸢niŋ₂⸣-ba = ⸢qiš⸣-[tum] (MSL 05, 001 F o 5; Iraq 06, 01 + 11 o i 5).

niŋba[gift] BAD

niŋ₂-ba BAD (Nippur Nigga 85).

niŋba[gift] sumun[old]

niŋ₂-ba sumun (Nippur Nigga 39).

niŋba[gift] ŋar[place]

niŋ₂-ba ŋar (Nippur Nigga 84; HS 1608 + HS 2629 r iv 14).

guza[chair] niŋba[gift]

^ŋešgu-za niŋ₂-ba (Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 o v 22'; OB Nippur Ura 1 166; PBS 12/1, 17 11).

kugbabbar[silver] niŋba[gift]

kug-babbar niŋ₂-ba = ša₂ qiš-ti^? (Ura 12 Seg.1, 145; SpTU 3, 111 o iii 40).

lu[person] niŋba[gift]

lu₂ niŋ₂-⸢ba^?-e^?⸣ (CUNES 49-08-027 o 2, r 2).

tug[textile] niŋba[gift]

tug₂ niŋ₂-ba (CT 06, pl. 11-14, BM 092611 d iii 46; OB Nippur Ura 4 596; CBS 4608 + r v 6).

udu[sheep] niŋba[gift]

⸢udu niŋ₂⸣-ba (CUNES 48-09-192 o 1, r 1).

še[barley] niŋba[gift]

[še niŋ₂-ba] = [MIN<(ka-te])> ⸢ga⸣-ni-[...] (Syria 12, 234, 08 + Syria 13, 236, 11 ii 1').