sumaš [FISH] N (62x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. sumaš^ku₆; sumaš; sumaš^ma-^šu  ^ku₆; SUMAŠ^g; su-maš^ku₆ "an oceanic fish"

[1]	𒋨𒄩	sumaš ^ku₆
[2]	𒋨	sumaš
[3]	𒋨𒈠𒋗𒄩	sumaš^ma-^šu  ^ku₆
[4]		SUMAŠ^g
[5]	𒋢𒈦𒄩	su-maš^ku₆

	ED IIIb	OAkk	OB	Post-OB
[1]	44		2	1
[2]	3	4	2	2
[3]				2
[4]		1
[5]				1

6 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (47x/76%)

Old Akkadian (5x/8%)

Old Babylonian (4x/6%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/2%)

Neo-Assyrian (3x/5%)

Neo-Babylonian (2x/3%)

Senses:

1. an oceanic fish (62x/100%)

Akk. sumāsu.

sumaš

= x (CT 11, pl. 28, K 08276 r i' 3; Ea 08 219).

(OB Nippur Ea 810; OB Nippur Aa 810:1).

sumaš{ku₆}

= sumāšu (MSL 15, Figure 3, 4 IM 124475 o 12).

Lexical Associations

sumāšu[(a sea-fish)]N (// sumaš[fish])

su-maš^ku₆ = su-ma-a-[šu] (MSL 08/2, 095 G o 10').

sumaš = [su-ma-a-su] (Ea 08 219).

sumaš^ma-^šu  ^ku₆ = [sumāšu] (Ura 18 Seg.3, 11).

sumaš^ku₆ = su-⸢ma-a⸣-[šu] (MSL 15, Figure 3, 4 IM 124475 o 12).

References for all phrases

sumaš[fish]

sumaš (OB Nippur Ea 810).

sumaš = su₂-ma-⸢šum⸣ (OB Nippur Aa 810:1).

sumaš = [...] (CT 11, pl. 28, K 08276 r i' 3).

sumaš^ma-^šu  ^ku₆ = [...] (MSL 08/2, 095 S9 o 22').

sumaš^ku₆ (CUNES 52-08-063 o ii' 5; OB Nippur Ura 4 319; ED Fish 23).