ummia [EXPERT] N (453x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. um-mi-a; um-me-a; um-me-am₃ "expert; master craftsman"

[1]	𒌝𒈪𒀀	um-mi-a
[2]	𒌝𒈨𒀀	um-me-a
[3]	𒌝𒈨𒀀𒀭	um-me-am₃

	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	OAkk	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	19	22	10	309	74	2
[2]						13	2
[3]						2

21 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (19x/4%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (22x/5%)

Old Akkadian (10x/2%)

Ur III (309x/68%)

Old Babylonian (74x/16%)

Middle Babylonian (2x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (6x/1%)

Neo-Babylonian (6x/1%)

Hellenistic (3x/1%)

unknown (2x/0%)

Senses:

1. expert (453x/100%)

2. master craftsman

Akk. ummānu.

Bibliography

[2015] K. Focke, AOAT 53 807-809.

[2003-2004] W. Sallaberger, JEOL 38 56 n19.

Lexical Associations

ummiānu[craftsman]N (// ummia[expert])

[um-me]-⸢a⸣ = um-ma-ni (Iraq 06, 28 o i' 13).

ummiānu[expert]N (// ummia[expert])

⸢um⸣-mi-a-an = um-mi-ia-a-nu (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 14).

ummânu[expert]N (// ummia[expert])

⸢um⸣-me-am₃ = ⸢um-ma⸣-nu (MSL 05, 046 o i 13).

minûtu[count(ing)]N manû[count]V (// šid[count] ummia[expert])

šid um-me-am₃ = MIN<(me-nu-tum)> ma-[nu-u] (MSL 05, 046 o i 16).

minûtu[count(ing)]N ummiānu[craftsman]N (// šudum[reckoning] ummia[expert])

⸢šudum um⸣-me-a = ⸢ŠID⸣ <um>-ma-ne₂-e (Iraq 06, 29 o ii' 5').

References for all phrases

ummia[expert]

⸢um⸣-me-a = ⸢um⸣-[...] (K 11180 o i 13).

um-me-a = [...] (Iraq 06, 28 o ii' 8).

um-mi-a (ED Lu E 91; OB Nippur Lu 30).

[um-me]-⸢a⸣ = um-ma-ni (Iraq 06, 28 o i' 13).

⸢um⸣-mi-a-an = um-mi-ia-a-nu (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 14).

⸢um⸣-me-am₃ = ⸢um-ma⸣-nu (MSL 05, 046 o i 13).

dubsar[scribe] ummia[expert]

dub-sar um-mi-a (CUNES 52-10-146 c i 18).

geme[worker] ummia[expert]

geme₂ um-mi-a (CUNES 52-10-159 a iii' 8').

lu[person] KA-KA ummia[expert]

lu₂ KA-KA; um-mi-a (CUNES 52-10-146 b v 16).

lu[person] hubi[acrobat] ummia[expert]

lu₂ ḫub₂-be₂ um-⸢mi⸣-[a] (CUNES 52-10-146 b iii 20).

murub[middle] ummia[expert] kisal[courtyard] edubbaʾa[scribal school]

murub₂ um-me-a-ke₄-e-ne kisal e₂-dub-ba-a (SpTU 2, 054 o 23).

nar[musician] ummia[expert]

nar um-mi-a (CUNES 52-10-146 b iii 5).

ŋeštug[ear] ummia[expert]

ŋeštug um-mi-a (CUNES 52-10-146 b iii 30).

šagzu[midwife] ummia[expert]

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

šid[count] ummia[expert]

šid [um-me-a] = [...] (MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-1858 o 2').