nugig [PRIESTESS] N (150x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Ebla, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. nu-gig; nu-u₈-gig; nu-gi; mu-gig; nu-gi-ga; nu-gi-na; nu-gig-ŋu₁₀; nu-x-gig "a priestess; a divine epithet; a profession for women, midwife"

[1]	𒉡𒍼	nu-gig
[2]	𒉡𒇇𒍼	nu-u₈-gig
[3]	𒉡𒄀	nu-gi
[4]	𒈬𒍼	mu-gig
[5]	𒉡𒄀𒂵	nu-gi-ga
[6]	𒉡𒄀𒈾	nu-gi-na
[7]	𒉡𒍼𒈬	nu-gig-ŋu₁₀
[8]	𒉡X𒍼	nu-x-gig
+	--ga=g+a (3x/2%); --ga=g.a (8x/5%); --ge=g.e (10x/7%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		2	16	1	3	1		69	9	3
[2]								34
[3]								1		3
[4]							2	1
[5]								2
[6]								1
[7]								1
[8]										1

22 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (2x/1%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (16x/11%)

Ebla (1x/1%)

Old Akkadian (3x/2%)

Lagash II (1x/1%)

Ur III (2x/1%)

Old Babylonian (109x/73%)

Middle Assyrian (2x/1%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (4x/3%)

Hellenistic (2x/1%)

unknown (7x/5%)

Senses:

1. a priestess (126x/84%)

2. a divine epithet (6x/4%)

3. a profession for women, midwife (18x/12%)

Akk. qadištu.

Bibliography

[2017] F. Karahashi, Studies Civil 159-171.

[2011] M. Civil, CUSAS 17 281-282

[2006] J. Cooper, JCS 58 45 n25.

[2005] J. Keetman, JCS 57 15-16.

[1997] A. Zgoll, ZA 87 181-195.

[1995] A. Cavigneaux and F. Al-Rawi, ZA 85 193-194.

[1995] G. Visicato, Bureaucracy of Šuruppak 108.

[1994] F. Pomponio and G. Visicato, ED Šuruppak 32.

References for all phrases

nugig[priestess]

nu-gig (ED Lu E 135; OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 169).

nugig[priestess] an[sky]

nu-gig an-na (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 171; MSL 13, 40 B o iv 18').

nugig[priestess] gal[big]

nu-gig gal (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 170; MSL 13, 40 B o iv 17').

a[water] nugig[priestess]

a nu-gig (OB Nippur Kagal 252; N 6191 + N 6262 r i 12).

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