šimgig [TREE] N (118x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian wr. šim-gana₂; šim-gig; ^ŋeššim-gig; ^ŋeššim-gig-a; ^ŋešŠIM "an aromatic tree"

[1]	𒋆𒃷	šim-gana₂
[2]	𒋆𒍼	šim-gig
[3]	𒄑𒋆𒍼	^ŋeššim-gig
[4]	𒄑𒋆𒍼𒀀	^ŋeššim-gig-a
[5]	𒄑𒋆	^ŋeš ŠIM
+	--ga=g.a (1x/1%).

	ED IIIb	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB
[1]				58
[2]	13	9	2	21	4
[3]					7	3
[4]						1
[5]

8 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (13x/11%)

Old Akkadian (9x/8%)

Lagash II (2x/2%)

Ur III (79x/67%)

Old Babylonian (11x/9%)

Middle Babylonian (3x/3%)

Neo-Assyrian (1x/1%)

Senses:

1. an aromatic tree (118x/100%)

Akk. kanaktu [tree].

Bibliography

[2010] H. Brunke and W. Sallaberger, Studies Owen 50-51.

[2011] W. Heimpel, CUSAS 6 134-135

[1992] P. Steinkeller and J.N. Postgate, LAT 79.

Lexical Associations

kanaktu[(incense-bearing tree)]N (// šimgig[tree])

^ŋeššim-gig = ka-nak-tum (Rm 0367+ o ii 9').

References for all phrases

šimgig[tree]

⸢^ŋeššim-gig⸣ (CUSAS 12, 3.1.09 r ii 10'; Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 o ii 6; OB Nippur Ura 1 29; CUSAS 12, 3.1.10 o 14'; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 a i 9'; Emar 6/2, p. 415-416, Msk 74163b o ii 9; CUSAS 12, 3.1.07 r ii 7').

^ŋeššim-gig-a (Syria 12, pl. 46-47, 03 + pl. 47, 04 o i 5').

šim-gig (ED Vessels and Garments 11).

^ŋeššim-gig = ka-nak-tum (Rm 0367+ o ii 9').

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šimgig [TREE] (N)

Attested in the following periods:

Senses:

Bibliography

Lexical Associations