šakanka [MARKET] N (194x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, unknown wr. šakanka; šakanka^ka; ^gu-^um-^baganba; ^ša-^ga-^ag-^gašakanka "market; market price"

[1]	𒆠𒇴	šakanka
[2]	𒆠𒇴𒅗	šakanka ^ka
[3]	𒄖𒌝𒁀𒆠𒇴	^gu-^um-^baganba
[4]	𒊭𒂵𒀝𒂵𒆠𒇴	^ša-^ga-^ag-^gašakanka

	ED IIIb	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	44	2	72	58	14
[2]			2
[3]				1
[4]				1

20 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (44x/23%)

Ur III (2x/1%)

Old Babylonian (74x/38%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/1%)

Middle Babylonian (14x/7%)

Neo-Assyrian (14x/7%)

Neo-Babylonian (31x/16%)

unknown (14x/7%)

Senses:

1. market (103x/53%)

2. market price (91x/47%)

Akk. mahīru.

Bibliography

[2014] N. Veldhuis, GMTR 6 292f. n.677.

ganba

= mahīru (CT 11, pl. 45-48, K 04174 r ii 7').

šakanka

= mahīru (CT 11, pl. 45-48, K 04174 r ii 6').

= x (IrAnt 31,77 274 o 4).

Lexical Associations

mahīru[exchange rate]N (// šakanka[market])

ganba = [MIN<(ma-ḫi-ru])> (CT 11, pl. 45-48, K 04174 r ii 7').

šakanka = [ma]-⸢ḫi⸣-[ru] (CT 11, pl. 45-48, K 04174 r ii 6').

mahīru[price]N (// šakanka[market])

^{ša^!}-^ga-^ag-^gašakanka = ma-ḫi-ru (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 110).

šakanka = ma-ḫi-rum (OB Nippur Diri Seg.2, 3; OECT 04, 152 c ii 31; OIM A 30175 3N-T0168 r ii 3).

mahīru[price]N lā[not]MOD x (// šakanka[market] dug[good])

[šakanka nu-dug₃]-⸢ga⸣ = ⸢MIN⸣<(ma-ḫi-ru)> ⸢la⸣ [...] (MSL SS 1, 002 o i' 5').

mahīru[price]N x (// šakanka[market] dug[good])

[šakanka] ⸢dug₃^?-ga⸣ = ⸢MIN⸣<(ma-ḫi-ru)> [...] (MSL SS 1, 002 o i' 4').

mahīru[price]N ṭābu[good]AJ (// šakanka[market] dug[good])

⸢šakanka⸣ dug₃-ga = ma-ḫi-rum ṭa₂-a-bu (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 117).

mahīru[price]N rabû[big]AJ (// šakanka[market] gal[big])

šakanka gu-la = ma-ḫi-rum ra-bu-u (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 111).

mahīru[price]N kīnu[permanent]AJ (// šakanka[market] gin[firm])

šakanka gin₆-na = ma-ḫi-rum ki₂-nu (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 113).

mahīru[price]N x (// šakanka[market] gin[firm])

[šakanka nu]-⸢gin₆^?⸣-[na] = ⸢MIN⸣<(ma-ḫi-ru)> [...] (MSL SS 1, 002 o i' 3').

mahīru[price]N ālu[city]N (// šakanka[market] iri[city])

⸢šakanka iri^?⸣ = ⸢MIN⸣<(ma-ḫi-ru)> ⸢a-lu⸣ (MSL SS 1, 002 o i' 11').

mahīru[price]N ālu[city]N alāku[go]V (// šakanka[market] iri[city] al-DU)

⸢šakanka iri⸣ al-⸢DU^?⸣ = MIN<(ma-ḫi-ru)> ⸢MIN⸣<(a-lu)> [il]-⸢la⸣-ku (MSL SS 1, 002 o i' 12').

mahīru[price]N dannu[strong]AJ (// šakanka[market] kalag[strong])

šakanka kalag-ga = ma-ḫi-rum da-an-nu (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 116).

mahīru[price]N nūnu[fish]N (// šakanka[market] kud[fish])

šakanka ku₆ = MIN<(ma-ḫi-ru)> ⸢nu-u₂⸣-[nu] (MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-2142 o ii' 2'; MSL SS 1, 002 o i' 6').

mahīru[price]N iṣṣūru[bird]N (// šakanka[market] mušen[bird])

šakanka mušen = MIN<(ma-ḫi-ru)> iṣ-[ṣur] (MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-2142 o ii' 3').

mahīru[price]N x (// šakanka[market] mušen[bird])

[šakanka] ⸢mušen^?⸣ = ⸢MIN⸣<(ma-ḫi-ru)> [...] (MSL SS 1, 002 o i' 7').

mahīru[price]N damqu[good]AJ (// šakanka[market] sag[good])

šakanka sag₁₀-ga = ma-ḫi-rum da-am-qu (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 114).

mahīru[price]N ṣehru[small]AJ (// šakanka[market] tur[small])

šakanka tur-ra = ma-ḫi-rum ṣa-aḫ-rum (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 112).

mahīru[price]N nawru[bright]AJ (// šakanka[market] zalag[shine])

šakanka zalag₂-ga = ma-ḫi-rum nam-ru (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 115).

mahīru[price]N suluppu[date]N (// šakanka[market] zulum[date])

[šakanka] ⸢zu₂⸣-lum-[ma] = ⸢MIN⸣<(ma-ḫi-ru)> [su]-⸢lu-up-pu⸣ (MSL SS 1, 002 o i' 10').

mahīru[price]N šeʾu[barley]N (// šakanka[market] še[barley])

šakanka še = MIN<(ma-ḫi-ru)> ⸢še⸣-[im] (MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-2142 o ii' 4'; MSL SS 1, 002 o i' 8').

mahīru[price]N šamaššammū[sesame]N (// šakanka[market] šeŋeši[sesame])

[šakanka še]-⸢ŋeš⸣-[i₃] = ⸢MIN⸣<(ma-ḫi-ru)> ⸢ša₂⸣-maš-⸢šam-mu⸣ (MSL SS 1, 002 o i' 9').

bītu[house]N mahīru[price]N (// e[house] šakanka[market])

⸢e₂⸣ šakanka = E₂ ma-ḫi-ri (CUSAS 12, 2.1.3 r i 15).

ša[of]DET mahīru[exchange rate]N (// niŋ[thing] šakanka[market])

⸢niŋ₂⸣ [šakanka] = ša ma-ḫi-ri-im (YBC 13524 a 65).

ša[of]DET mahīru[exchange rate]N (// siki[hair] šakanka[market])

[siki] ⸢šakanka⸣ = ša₂ ma-ḫi-ri (AOAT 275, 384, BM 054199 r 2).

ša[of]DET x (// siki[hair] šakanka[market])

siki šakanka = ša₂ [...] (Rm 0606+ o ii 16').

ša[of]DET x (// udu[sheep] šakanka[market])

⸢udu⸣ [^gu]-⸢^um⸣-^ba⸢ganba⸣ = ša₂ [...] (MSL 08/1, 005 E o ii' 28').

šeʾu[barley]N mahīru[exchange rate]N (// še[barley] šakanka[market])

še ganba = MIN<(še-im)> ⸢ma^?⸣-[ḫi-ri] (K 04316+ o ii 12').

[še] ganba = MIN<(še-im)> ma-ḫi-ru (CT 19, pl. 02, K 09961+ o i' 13'').

References for all phrases

šakanka[market]

šakanka = [...] (IrAnt 31,77 274 o 4).

šakanka(KI.LAM) (ED Word List F 115; BM 067389 o ii 10').

šakanka(KI.LAM) = ma-[ḫi]-ri (Syria 12, 234, 08 + Syria 13, 236, 11 ii 16').

ganba = [MIN<(ma-ḫi-ru])> (CT 11, pl. 45-48, K 04174 r ii 7').

šakanka = [ma]-⸢ḫi⸣-[ru] (CT 11, pl. 45-48, K 04174 r ii 6').

^{ša^!}-^ga-^ag-^gašakanka = ma-ḫi-ru (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 110).

šakanka = ma-ḫi-rum (OB Nippur Diri Seg.2, 3; OECT 04, 152 c ii 31; OIM A 30175 3N-T0168 r ii 3).

šakanka[market] Dilmun[1]

šakanka(KI.LAM) dilmun-gin₇ (BM 067389 o ii 14').

šakanka[market] al-DU-a-gin₇

šakanka al-DU-a;gin₇ (N 3234 + N 3272 o ii 5').

šakanka[market] dug[good]

šakanka dug₃-⸢ga⸣ = [...] (K 11407 ii' 5').

⸢šakanka nu-dug₃⸣-[ga] = [...] (K 11407 ii' 6'; MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-2142 o ii' 1').

[šakanka nu-dug₃]-⸢ga⸣ = ⸢MIN⸣<(ma-ḫi-ru)> ⸢la⸣ [...] (MSL SS 1, 002 o i' 5').

[šakanka] ⸢dug₃^?-ga⸣ = ⸢MIN⸣<(ma-ḫi-ru)> [...] (MSL SS 1, 002 o i' 4').

⸢šakanka⸣ dug₃-ga = ma-ḫi-rum ṭa₂-a-bu (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 117).

šakanka[market] gal[big]

⸢šakanka⸣ [gu]-la = MIN<(ma-ḫi-ri)> te-la-ma-e (Syria 12, 234, 08 + Syria 13, 236, 11 ii 17').

šakanka(KI.LAM) gu-la (BM 067389 o ii 12').

šakanka gu-la = ma-ḫi-rum ra-bu-u (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 111).

šakanka[market] gin[firm]

šakanka gin₆-⸢na⸣ = [...] (K 11407 ii' 3'; MSL SS 1, 002 o i' 2').

šakanka nu-gin₆-na = [...] (K 11407 ii' 4').

šakanka gin₆-na = ma-ḫi-rum ki₂-nu (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 113).

[šakanka nu]-⸢gin₆^?⸣-[na] = ⸢MIN⸣<(ma-ḫi-ru)> [...] (MSL SS 1, 002 o i' 3').

šakanka[market] iri[city]

šakanka iri (NMI BK 00567 o 1).

⸢šakanka iri^?⸣ = ⸢MIN⸣<(ma-ḫi-ru)> ⸢a-lu⸣ (MSL SS 1, 002 o i' 11').

šakanka[market] iri[city] al-DU

⸢šakanka iri⸣ al-⸢DU^?⸣ = MIN<(ma-ḫi-ru)> ⸢MIN⸣<(a-lu)> [il]-⸢la⸣-ku (MSL SS 1, 002 o i' 12').

šakanka[market] iri[city] dug[good]

šakanka iri al-dug₃-ga (NMI BK 00567 o 2).

šakanka[market] kalag[strong]

šakanka(KI.LAM) kalag-ga (BM 067389 o ii 13').

šakanka kalag-ga = ma-ḫi-rum da-an-nu (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 116).

šakanka[market] kud[fish]

šakanka ku₆ = MIN<(ma-ḫi-ru)> ⸢nu-u₂⸣-[nu] (MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-2142 o ii' 2'; MSL SS 1, 002 o i' 6').

šakanka[market] mušen[bird]

šakanka mušen = MIN<(ma-ḫi-ru)> iṣ-[ṣur] (MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-2142 o ii' 3').

[šakanka] ⸢mušen^?⸣ = ⸢MIN⸣<(ma-ḫi-ru)> [...] (MSL SS 1, 002 o i' 7').

šakanka[market] sag[good]

šakanka sag₁₀-ga = ma-ḫi-rum da-am-qu (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 114).

šakanka[market] tur[small]

šakanka al-tur-re (N 3234 + N 3272 o ii 6').

⸢šakanka⸣ [tur]-⸢ra⸣ = MIN<(ma-ḫi-ri)> zu-gi (Syria 12, 234, 08 + Syria 13, 236, 11 ii 18').

šakanka(KI.LAM) tur-ra (BM 067389 o ii 11').

šakanka tur-ra = ma-ḫi-rum ṣa-aḫ-rum (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 112).

šakanka[market] x

⸢šakanka⸣ [(...)] = [...] (OECT 11, 103 o 1', o 2', o 3', o 4', o 5', o 6', o 7', o 8', o 9', o 10', o 11', o 12'; MSL SS 1, 005 r i' 1', r i' 2', r i' 3', r i' 4', r i' 5', r i' 6', r i' 7'; K 11407 ii' 1'; MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-1857 o ii' 1', o ii' 2', o ii' 3', o ii' 4', o ii' 5', o ii' 6', o ii' 7').

šakanka[market] x-x

šakanka ⸢x⸣-[...] = [...] (K 11407 ii' 2').

šakanka[market] zalag[shine]

šakanka zalag₂-ga = ma-ḫi-rum nam-ru (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 115).

šakanka[market] zulum[date]

[šakanka] ⸢zu₂⸣-lum-[ma] = ⸢MIN⸣<(ma-ḫi-ru)> [su]-⸢lu-up-pu⸣ (MSL SS 1, 002 o i' 10').

šakanka[market] še[barley]

šakanka še = MIN<(ma-ḫi-ru)> ⸢še⸣-[im] (MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-2142 o ii' 4'; MSL SS 1, 002 o i' 8').

šakanka[market] šeŋeši[sesame]

⸢šakanka⸣ še-⸢ŋeš⸣-[i₃] = [...] (MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-2142 o ii' 5').

[šakanka še]-⸢ŋeš⸣-[i₃] = ⸢MIN⸣<(ma-ḫi-ru)> ⸢ša₂⸣-maš-⸢šam-mu⸣ (MSL SS 1, 002 o i' 9').

e[house] šakanka[market]

[e₂] šakanka (CUSAS 12, 2.1.1 r iv 9').

e₂ šakanka(KI.LAM) (OB Nippur Kagal 85).

e₂ ⸢šakanka(KI.LAM)⸣ = E₂ ma-[ḫi-ri] (SLT 246 o ii 10).

⸢e₂⸣ šakanka = E₂ ma-ḫi-ri (CUSAS 12, 2.1.3 r i 15).

kaš[beer] šakanka[market]

kaš ⸢šakanka⸣ (NABU 2017/40 r iii 12').

maš[interest] šakanka[market] Dilmun[1]

maš₂ šakanka dilmun-gin₇ (BM 067389 o i 9').

ninda[bread] šakanka[market]

⸢ninda⸣ šakanka (CUNES 52-07-076 r 4).

niŋ[thing] šakanka[market]

niŋ₂ šakanka (HS 1608 + HS 2629 r iv 9).

niŋ₂ šakanka(KI.LAM) (Nippur Nigga 79).

⸢niŋ₂⸣ [šakanka] = ša ma-ḫi-ri-im (YBC 13524 a 65).

siki[hair] šakanka[market]

siki ⸢šakanka⸣ (CBS 4608 + r iv 15).

siki šakanka(KI.LAM) (OB Nippur Ura 4 532).

[siki] ⸢šakanka⸣ = ša₂ ma-ḫi-ri (AOAT 275, 384, BM 054199 r 2).

siki šakanka = ša₂ [...] (Rm 0606+ o ii 16').

udu[sheep] šakanka[market]

udu ⸢šakanka⸣ (HS 1816 r ii 16).

udu šakanka(KI.LAM) (HS 1799 a iii 8; YBC 11118 r iii 14; OB Nippur Ura 3 87).

⸢udu⸣ [^gu]-⸢^um⸣-^ba⸢ganba⸣ = ša₂ [...] (MSL 08/1, 005 E o ii' 28').

uzu[flesh] šakanka[market]

uzu šakanka (OB Nippur Ura 3 463).

še[barley] šakanka[market]