nirŋal [AUTHORITATIVE] AJ (258x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. nir-ŋal₂; nir-ŋal₂-la; nir-gal; nir-ŋa₂-ŋa₂; nir^na-^ra-ŋal₂ "authoritative; trusted; kind of lizard"

[1]	𒉪𒅅	nir-ŋal₂
[2]	𒉪𒅅𒆷	nir-ŋal₂-la
[3]	𒉪𒃲	nir-gal
[4]	𒉪𒂷𒂷	nir-ŋa₂-ŋa₂
[5]	𒉪𒈾𒊏𒅅	nir^na-^ra-ŋal₂
+	--la=l.a (0x/0%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		2	8		1	5	11	170	50	1
[2]								4
[3]									2
[4]									2
[5]									2

19 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (2x/1%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (8x/3%)

Old Akkadian (1x/0%)

Lagash II (5x/2%)

Ur III (11x/4%)

Old Babylonian (174x/67%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (4x/2%)

Neo-Assyrian (45x/17%)

Neo-Babylonian (2x/1%)

Hellenistic (4x/2%)

unknown (1x/0%)

Senses:

1. authoritative (234x/91%)

2. trusted (2x/1%)

3. kind of lizard [N] (22x/9%)

Lexical Associations

etellu[lord]N (// nirŋal[authoritative])

nir-ŋal₂ = e-tel-⸢lu⸣ (STT 2, 373 r ii 6).

etellu[pre-eminent one]N (// nirŋal[authoritative])

nir-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ = e-tel-lum (RA 13, 190-191, K 02055 o i 25'; K 02060+ r ii 3).

kinattu[employee]N (// nirŋal[authoritative])

nir-ŋal₂ = ki-na-at-tum (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ r ii 3).

kitturru[toad, frog]N (// nirŋal[authoritative])

[nir]-ŋal₂ = ⸢MIN⸣<(kit-tu-ru)> (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a r iii 27; BM 056956+ r 32').

nir^na-^ra-ŋal₂ = MIN<(kit-tu-ru)> (Ura 14 384; LTBA 1, 40 r iii 12a).

muttellu[princely one]N (// nirŋal[authoritative])

nir-ŋal₂ = mu-ta-al-lu (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ o i 10').

tukultu[trust]N (// nirŋal[authoritative])

nir-ŋal₂ = tu-kul-⸢tu₂⸣ (STT 2, 373 r ii 7).

anduhallatu[(a kind of) lizard]N (// nirŋal[authoritative] gurun[fruit])

nir-gal gurun^! = MIN<(anduḫallatu)> (LTBA 1, 40 o iii 39').

anduhallatu[(kind of) lizard]N (// nirŋal[authoritative] gurun[fruit])

nir-⸢ŋal₂⸣ [gurun]-na = MIN<(an-du-ḫal-la-tum)> (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a r i 2; Ura 14 211).

lā[not]MOD LU₂-x (// nirŋal[authoritative] me[be])

nir-ŋal₂ nu-me-a = la LU₂-[...] (CT 18, pl. 29-30, K 02054 r i 33').

lā[not]MOD taklu[reliable one]N (// nirŋal[authoritative] me[be])

nir-ŋal₂ nu-me-a = la ⸢tak₂⸣-[lu] (CT 18, pl. 29-30, K 02054 r i 34').

Eridayu[one from Eridu]EN (// igi[eye] nirŋal[authoritative])

igi nir-ŋal₂ = IRI.DU₁₀^u₂ (TCL 06, 35 o i 24).

References for all phrases

nirŋal[authoritative]

nir-ŋal₂ (OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 194; CUNES 52-10-146 b i 14'; OB Nippur Lu 63, 64).

nir-ŋal₂ = e-tel-⸢lu⸣ (STT 2, 373 r ii 6).

nir-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ = e-tel-lum (RA 13, 190-191, K 02055 o i 25'; K 02060+ r ii 3).

nir-ŋal₂ = ki-na-at-tum (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ r ii 3).

[nir]-ŋal₂ = ⸢MIN⸣<(kit-tu-ru)> (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a r iii 27; BM 056956+ r 32').

nir^na-^ra-ŋal₂ = MIN<(kit-tu-ru)> (Ura 14 384; LTBA 1, 40 r iii 12a).

nir-ŋal₂ = mu-ta-al-lu (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ o i 10').

nir-ŋal₂ = tu-kul-⸢tu₂⸣ (STT 2, 373 r ii 7).

nirŋal[authoritative] gurun[fruit]

nir-⸢ŋal₂ gurun⸣-[na] = [...] (LTBA 1, 46 o ii' 12').

nir-gal gurun^! = MIN<(anduḫallatu)> (LTBA 1, 40 o iii 39').

nir-⸢ŋal₂⸣ [gurun]-na = MIN<(an-du-ḫal-la-tum)> (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a r i 2; Ura 14 211).

nirŋal[authoritative] kur[mountain]

nir-ŋal₂ kur-kur-ra (CUNES 52-10-146 b i 15').

nirŋal[authoritative] me[be]

nir-ŋal₂ nu-me-a = la LU₂-[...] (CT 18, pl. 29-30, K 02054 r i 33').

nir-ŋal₂ nu-me-a = la ⸢tak₂⸣-[lu] (CT 18, pl. 29-30, K 02054 r i 34').

igi[eye] nirŋal[authoritative]

igi nir-ŋal₂ = IRI.DU₁₀^u₂ (TCL 06, 35 o i 24).

ma[ship] id[river] nirŋal[authoritative]

^ŋešma₂ id₂-da nir-ŋal₂ (Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 r iii 1).

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