sagaz [ROBBER] N (116x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. sa-gaz; ^lu₂sa-gaz; ^lu₂sa-gaz₂; sa-ga; sag-gaz; ^lu₂šag₄-gaz "robber, murderer; robbery"

[1]	𒊓𒄤	sa-gaz
[2]	𒇽𒊓𒄤	^lu₂sa-gaz
[3]	𒇽𒊓𒄣	^lu₂sa-gaz₂
[4]	𒊓𒂵	sa-ga
[5]	𒊕𒄤	sag-gaz
[6]	𒇽𒊮𒄤	^lu₂šag₄-gaz

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		1	2		1		80	13	1
[2]							1	6	3
[3]		1	1					1
[4]								2
[5]							1	1
[6]									1

16 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (2x/2%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (3x/3%)

Old Akkadian (1x/1%)

Ur III (82x/71%)

Old Babylonian (23x/20%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (3x/3%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/1%)

Senses:

1. robber, murderer (116x/100%)

2. robbery

Akk. habbātu; šaggāšu.

Bibliography

[2011] M. Civil, CUSAS 17 253.

[2005] P. Attinger, ZA 95 211; 215.

Lexical Associations

habbātu[plunderer]N (// sagaz[robber])

⸢^lu₂⸣sa-gaz = ḫab-⸢ba⸣-[tum] (RA 13, 190-191, K 02055 o ii 29'; MSL 05, 046 r iii 30).

^lu₂šag₄-gaz = ḫa-am-ba-tum (MB Ura 02 Seg.3, 15'').

habbātu[plunderer]N (// lu[person] sagaz[robber])

lu₂ sa-gaz = ḫab₂-ba-[tum^?] (BM 036576 r 2').

šagassu[robber]N (// lu[person] sagaz[robber])

[lu₂ sa-gaz] = ⸢ša-ga-as⸣-[su-um] (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.2, 83).

References for all phrases

sagaz[robber]

sa-gaz (UET 6/2 357 1).

⸢^lu₂⸣sa-gaz (MAH 16239 o ii 9').

⸢^{lu₂^?}⸣sa-gaz = [...] (CT 19, pl. 04, K 11377 r i' 10').

^lu₂sa-gaz₂ (ED Lu E 153; SF 048 14).

⸢^lu₂⸣sa-gaz = ḫab-⸢ba⸣-[tum] (RA 13, 190-191, K 02055 o ii 29'; MSL 05, 046 r iii 30).

^lu₂šag₄-gaz = ḫa-am-ba-tum (MB Ura 02 Seg.3, 15'').

lu[person] sagaz[robber]

lu₂ sa-gaz = ḫab₂-ba-[tum^?] (BM 036576 r 2').

[lu₂ sa-gaz] = ⸢ša-ga-as⸣-[su-um] (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.2, 83).

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