saŋmin [TWIN] N (14x) Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. saŋmin; saŋminₓ(SAG); saŋminₓ(SAG&SAG); saŋmin^sag-^gi-^di-^im "twin"

[1]	𒈦𒎙	saŋmin
[2]	𒊕	saŋminₓ(SAG)
[3]	𒊧𒊧	saŋminₓ(SAG&SAG)
[4]	𒈦𒎙𒊕𒄀𒁲𒅎	saŋmin^sag-^gi-^di-^im

	OB	Post-OB
[1]		8
[2]	3
[3]		2
[4]		1

4 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (3x/21%)

Middle Assyrian (2x/14%)

Neo-Assyrian (8x/57%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/7%)

Senses:

1. twin (14x/100%)

Akk. tūʾamu.

saŋmin

= māšu (Ea 01 295, 296).

= tūʾamu (BM 023645 r ii 18).

= māšu (CT 11, pl. 40-41, K 04146 o ii 19', o ii 20').

saŋminₓ(SAG)

= māšum (Karpeles 01 r ii 30, r ii 31, r ii 32).

saŋminₓ(|SAG&SAG|)

= māšu (Ea 03 52, 52a).

Lexical Associations

māšu[twin (brother/sister)]N (// saŋmin[twin])

saŋmin = ma-a-šu (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 r ii 5; Ea 01 295; CT 11, pl. 40-41, K 04146 o ii 19').

saŋmin^sag-^gi-^di-^im = ma-a-[šu] (CUSAS 12, 2.1.3 appendix o ii 10').

māšu[twin]N (// saŋmin[twin])

saŋminₓ(SAG) = ma-aš-tum (Karpeles 01 r ii 31).

saŋminₓ(SAG) = ma-šum (Karpeles 01 r ii 30).

saŋminₓ(SAG&SAG) = ma-a-šu₂ (Ea 03 52).

tūʾamu[twin]N (// saŋmin[twin])

saŋmin = tu-ʾa-mu (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 r ii 5a; CUSAS 12, 2.1.3 appendix o ii 11'; Ea 01 296; BM 023645 r ii 18; CT 11, pl. 40-41, K 04146 o ii 20').

saŋminₓ(SAG&SAG) = tu-a-mu (Ea 03 52a).

References for all phrases

saŋmin[twin]

saŋminₓ(SAG) = ma-ša-IGI (Karpeles 01 r ii 32).