šagzu [MIDWIFE] N (34x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Ebla, Old Akkadian, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian wr. šag₄-zu; ^munusšag₄-zu; ^ŋeššag₄-zu "midwife"

[1]	𒊮𒍪	šag₄-zu
[2]	𒊩𒊮𒍪	^munusšag₄-zu
[3]	𒄑𒊮𒍪	^ŋeššag₄-zu

	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Ur III	OB	Post-OB
[1]	8	2	1	2	5	9	5
[2]						1
[3]							1

5 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (8x/24%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (2x/6%)

Ebla (1x/3%)

Old Akkadian (2x/6%)

Ur III (5x/15%)

Old Babylonian (10x/29%)

Middle Babylonian (5x/15%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/3%)

Senses:

1. midwife (34x/100%)

Akk. šabsūtu.

Bibliography

[2011] M. Civil, CUSAS 17 284

[1995] G. Visicato, Bureaucracy of Šuruppak 107-108.

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

References for all phrases

šagzu[midwife]

šag₄-zu (ED Lu E 159; CUNES 52-10-146 b v 22, b v 23; SF 047 43_(26); OB Nippur Lu 344).

šagzu[midwife] ummia[expert]

⸢šag₄⸣-zu um-mi-a (CUNES 52-10-146 b v 24).

šagzu[midwife] ŋeli[throat]

⸢šag₄-zu⸣ me-li (CUNES 52-10-146 b v 25).

šagzu[midwife] ŋešnimbar[palm]

^ŋeššag₄-zu [ŋešnimbar] (Syria 12, pl. 46-47, 03 + pl. 47, 04 o iii 52).

ŋešnud[bed] šagzu[midwife]

ŋeš-nud šag₄-zu (PBS 12/1, 17 r 28).

ŋešnud[bed] šagzu[midwife] siki[hair]

ŋeš-nud šag₄-zu siki (PBS 12/1, 17 r 29).

ŋešnud[bed] šagzu[midwife] siki[hair] uzud[goat] ak[do]

ŋeš-nud šag₄-zu siki uzud ⸢ak⸣-[a] (PBS 12/1, 17 r 30).

šuʾa[stool] šagzu[midwife]

^ŋeššu₂-a šag₄-zu (PBS 12/1, 17 r 7).

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šagzu [MIDWIFE] (N)

Attested in the following periods:

Senses:

Bibliography