niŋsiga [MATTING] N (12x) Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian wr. ^giniŋ₂-si-ga; niŋ₂-si-ga; ^giniŋ₂-sig-ga; ^giniŋ₂-sig "matting; a part of a reed-rope door; a reed fence"

[1]	𒄀𒃻𒋛𒂵	^giniŋ₂-si-ga
[2]	𒃻𒋛𒂵	niŋ₂-si-ga
[3]	𒄀𒃻𒋝𒂵	^giniŋ₂-sig-ga
[4]	𒄀𒃻𒋝	^giniŋ₂-sig

	Ur III	OB	Post-OB
[1]	2		4
[2]	4
[3]		2
[4]

4 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Ur III (6x/50%)

Old Babylonian (2x/17%)

Neo-Babylonian (4x/33%)

Senses:

1. matting (10x/83%)

2. a part of a reed-rope door

3. a reed fence (2x/17%)

Akk. ipšu.

Bibliography

[2009] W. Heimpel, Workers 216.

[1999] M. Civil, RAI 41 259.

Lexical Associations

ibšu[mat]N (// niŋsiga[matting])

^giniŋ₂-sig₉-[ga] = [MIN<(ib-šu₂])> (BM 035503 o 9; BM 091010 o 6).

kadāru[(a reed fence?)]N (// niŋsiga[matting] ašag[field])

^giniŋ₂-sig₉-⸢ga⸣ [a]-⸢šag₄⸣-[ga] = ⸢ka⸣-da-ri (BM 035503 o 10).

kadāru[(a reed fence?)]N (// niŋsiga[matting] |HI×NUN|-ga)

⸢^gi⸣niŋ₂-sig₉-ga ḪI×NUN-ga = ka-da-ri (BM 091010 o 7).

References for all phrases

niŋsiga[matting]

^giniŋ₂-sig-ga (CUSAS 12, 3.2.07 o 3; CUSAS 12, 3.2.01 o i 18).

^giniŋ₂-sig₉-[ga] = [MIN<(ib-šu₂])> (BM 035503 o 9; BM 091010 o 6).

niŋsiga[matting] ašag[field]