niŋgilim [RODENT] N (16x) Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic wr. niŋ₂-gilim; niŋ₂-gi-li; ^dnin-gilim₂; niŋ₂-gilim₂; niŋ₂-^gilgilim "vermin; a rodent"

[1]	𒃻𒄃	niŋ₂-gilim
[2]	𒃻𒄀𒇷	niŋ₂-gi-li
[3]	𒀭𒎏𒉾	^dnin-gilim₂
[4]	𒃻𒉾	niŋ₂-gilim₂
[5]	𒃻𒄃𒄃	niŋ₂-^gilgilim
+	--ma=m.a (11x/69%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]								8	6
[2]								1
[3]								1
[4]
[5]

6 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (10x/63%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/6%)

Neo-Assyrian (2x/13%)

Neo-Babylonian (2x/13%)

Hellenistic (1x/6%)

Senses:

1. vermin (1x/6%)

2. a rodent (15x/94%)

Akk. iškarissu.

Bibliography

[2005] C. Mittermayer, Tierkopfzeichen 74-81.

Lexical Associations

šiqpu[trick]N (// gu[neck] niŋgilim[rodent])

⸢gu₂⸣ niŋ₂-gilim-ma = šaq-qi₂-pet-tu₂ (MSL 05, 046 r ii 57).

[gu₂ niŋ₂]-⸢gilim⸣-ma = ši^!-iq-bi₂^?-[tu] (MB Ura 02 Seg.3, 4).

gu₂ niŋ₂-gilim-ma = šiq-pe₂-e-⸢tum⸣ [...] (SpTU 2, 053 o i 45').

References for all phrases

niŋgilim[rodent]

niŋ₂-[gilim^?] = [...] (MSL SS 1, 042 o 20).

gu[neck] niŋgilim[rodent]

⸢gu₂⸣ niŋ₂-gilim-ma = šaq-qi₂-pet-tu₂ (MSL 05, 046 r ii 57).

[gu₂ niŋ₂]-⸢gilim⸣-ma = ši^!-iq-bi₂^?-[tu] (MB Ura 02 Seg.3, 4).

gu₂ niŋ₂-gilim-ma = šiq-pe₂-e-⸢tum⸣ [...] (SpTU 2, 053 o i 45').

kuš[skin] peš[mouse] niŋgilim[rodent]

⸢kuš peš₂⸣ [niŋ₂-gilim-ma] (MSL 07, 209 V01 r ii 21).

lu[person] niŋgilim[rodent]

lu₂ niŋ₂-gilim-ma = ša gir-gi-iš-ši (MSL 12, 157 A 400).

par[canal] niŋgilim[rodent]

[pa₅ niŋ₂]-⸢gilim⸣-ma = [...] (OIP 097, 43 o 12).

pa₅ niŋ₂-gilim-ma^! = [...] ⸢ḫa⸣-[x] (CT 19, pl. 07, 1881-02-04, 263 o 12').

Word ID: o0035717; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0035717; version 2.7.2 (built 2024-08-31)