niŋgig [BAD THING] N (131x) Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. niŋ₂-gig; niŋ₂-gig-gig-ga "that which is bad, forbidden; evil"

[1]	𒃻𒍼	niŋ₂-gig
[2]	𒃻𒍼𒍼𒂵	niŋ₂-gig-gig-ga
+	--ga=g+a (2x/2%); --ga=g.a (36x/27%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]							4	114	10	2
[2]								1

19 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Ur III (4x/3%)

Old Babylonian (115x/88%)

Middle Babylonian (4x/3%)

Neo-Assyrian (4x/3%)

Hellenistic (2x/2%)

unknown (2x/2%)

Senses:

1. that which is bad, forbidden (81x/62%)

2. evil (50x/38%)

Akk. ikkibu; lemnūtu.

Bibliography

[2006] M. Jaques, Vocabulaire des sentiments 160.

[2005] P. Attinger, ZA 95 209.

[2000] A. Cavigneaux and F. Al-Rawi, CM 19 20 wn60.

[1995] A. Cavigneaux and F. Al-Rawi, ZA 85 35-36.

[1995] M. Geller, JCS 42 105-117.

Lexical Associations

ikkibu[taboo]N (// niŋgig[bad thing])

niŋ₂-gig = [ik-ki]-⸢bu⸣ U₂-UL a-a-ra (KBo 01, 42 r i 7').

niŋ₂-gig = ik-ki-bu-um (YBC 13524 a 9).

maruṣtu[evil]N (// niŋgig[bad thing])

niŋ₂-⸢gig⸣ = [ma-ru]-⸢uš⸣-du ir-ma-ni-ia-u-wa-ar (KBo 01, 42 r i 6').

[niŋ₂]-gig-ga = ma-ar-⸢ṣa-tum⸣ (YBC 13524 a 30).

murṣu[illness]N (// niŋgig[bad thing])

niŋ₂-⸢gig⸣ = [mu]-⸢ur^?⸣-ṣu₂ GIG-aš (KBo 01, 42 r i 5').

qātu[hand]N maruṣtu[evil]N (// šu[hand] niŋgig[bad thing])

[šu] niŋ₂-⸢gig⸣ = ŠU ma-ru-uš-tum (K 02056 r ii 17).

šumēlu[left one]N (// šu[hand] niŋgig[bad thing])

[šu] niŋ₂-⸢gig-ga⸣ = šu-me-lu (K 02056 r ii 18).

References for all phrases

niŋgig[bad thing]

niŋ₂-gig (Nippur Nigga 9; HS 1608 + HS 2629 r i 9).

niŋ₂-gig-ga (Nippur Nigga 33; HS 1608 + HS 2629 r ii 10).