niŋdimdima [FORM] N (20x) Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. ^urudniŋ₂-dim₂-dim₂; niŋ₂-dim₂-dim₂-ma; ^urudniŋ₂-dim₂-dim₂-ma; niŋ₂-dim₂-ma "manufactured object; physical form, shape; creature"

[1]	𒍏𒃻𒁶𒁶	^urudniŋ₂-dim₂-dim₂
[2]	𒃻𒁶𒁶𒈠	niŋ₂-dim₂-dim₂-ma
[3]	𒍏𒃻𒁶𒁶𒈠	^urudniŋ₂-dim₂-dim₂-ma
[4]	𒃻𒁶𒈠	niŋ₂-dim₂-ma

	OB	Post-OB
[1]	1	10
[2]	6
[3]	2
[4]	1

7 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (10x/50%)

Neo-Assyrian (6x/30%)

Neo-Babylonian (4x/20%)

Senses:

1. manufactured object (4x/20%)

2. physical form, shape (13x/65%)

3. creature (3x/15%)

Akk. ni(g)dimdimmû.

Lexical Associations

bunnû[beautified]AJ (// niŋdimdima[form])

^urudniŋ₂-dim₂-dim₂ = bu-un-[nu-u] (Ura 11 section 3, 115; BM 047673 o 5').

epištu[deed]N (// niŋdimdima[form])

^urudniŋ₂-dim₂-dim₂ = ep-še-e-[tum] (Ura 11 section 3, 114; LTBA 1, 33 r ii 44).

^urudniŋ₂-dim₂-dim₂-ma = MIN<(ep-še-tum)> (BM 085983 r i 26).

nigdimdimmû[physical form]N (// niŋdimdima[form])

^urudniŋ₂-dim₂-dim₂ = ŠU<(nigdimdimmû)>^u (Ura 11 section 3, 113; LTBA 1, 33 r ii 43).

References for all phrases

niŋdimdima[form]

[^urudniŋ₂]-dim₂-dim₂ (OB Nippur Ura 2 532a).

[^urud]⸢niŋ₂⸣-dim₂-dim₂ = ⸢BU^?⸣-[...] (LTBA 1, 33 r ii 45).

^urudniŋ₂-dim₂-dim₂ = [...] (BM 033426 r i' 14', r i' 15', r i' 16').

^urudniŋ₂-dim₂-dim₂-ma (OB Nippur Ura 2 522).