šaggal [FOOD] N (3321x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, unknown wr. šag₄-gal; šag₄-gal₂ "food, fodder"

[1]	𒊮𒃲	šag₄-gal
[2]	𒊮𒅅	šag₄-gal₂
+	--la=l.a (9x/0%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		2	1				3224	82	5	6
[2]									1

12 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (2x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (1x/0%)

Ur III (3224x/97%)

Old Babylonian (82x/2%)

Middle Babylonian (4x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (1x/0%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/0%)

unknown (6x/0%)

Senses:

1. food, fodder (3321x/100%)

Akk. ukullû.

Bibliography

[1995] M. Stol, BSA 8 195-196.

Lexical Associations

bubūtu[hunger]N (// šaggal[food])

⸢šag₄⸣-gal = bu-bu-tum (MSL SS 1, p. 059 catalogue 1924-1643 o i' 7').

ukullû[provisions]N (// šaggal[food])

šag₄-gal = <u₂>-kul₂-lu (MB Ura 01 Seg.1, 27; Iraq 06, 05 o i' 3'; Iraq 06, 06 o i' 16'; 2R 39, 04, K 04315 o i 21'; Iraq 06, 09 o i' 2', o ii' 8').

References for all phrases

šaggal[food]

šag₄-gal (NMI BK 00555 o ii 11'; Emar 6/1, p. 135-136, Msk 731059a + o i 20').

⸢šag₄⸣-[gal] = [...] (Iraq 06, 06 o ii' 12'; Iraq 06, 02 o 17').

šag₄-⸢gal₂^?⸣ (Emar 6/1, p. 127, Msk 731046 o i 29).