ušumgal [DRAGON] N (149x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. ušumgal; ušum-gal; u₃-šu-gal; šu-gal; u₂-šu-um-gal; ^u₂-^šu-^um-^galDIŠ; ^mušušumgal; DIŠ; ušum-gal-gin₇ "great dragon, snake; lion, King of the Beasts"

[1]	𒃲𒁔	ušumgal
[2]	𒁔𒃲	ušum-gal
[3]	𒅇𒋗𒃲	u₃-šu-gal
[4]	𒋗𒃲	šu-gal
[5]	𒌑𒋗𒌝𒃲	u₂-šu-um-gal
[6]	𒌑𒋗𒌝𒃲𒁹	^u₂-^šu-^um-^galDIŠ
[7]	𒈲𒃲𒁔	^muš ušumgal
[8]	𒁹	DIŠ
[9]	𒁔𒃲𒁶	ušum-gal-gin₇
+	--la=l.a (4x/3%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			4			9	4	91	23
[2]							2	4		1
[3]								4
[4]								4
[5]								1
[6]									1
[7]							1
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22 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (4x/3%)

Lagash II (9x/6%)

Ur III (7x/5%)

Old Babylonian (104x/70%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (14x/9%)

Neo-Babylonian (5x/3%)

Hellenistic (4x/3%)

unknown (1x/1%)

Senses:

1. great dragon, snake (148x/99%)

2. lion, King of the Beasts (1x/1%)

Akk. ušumgallu.

Bibliography

[2011] Piotr Michalowski, MC 15 309

ušumgal

= x (CT 11, pl. 22, K 06016 o ii 1').

= ušumgallu (K 04263+ o ii 14').

Lexical Associations

bašmu[(mythical poisonous) snake]N (// ušumgal[dragon])

ušumgal = ba-aš₂-mu (CT 19, pl. 48-49, K 00026 o i' 27').

ušumgallu[great dragon]N (// ušumgal[dragon])

ušumgal = [u₂]-⸢šum-gal-lu⸣ (K 04263+ o ii 14').

ušumgal = u₂-šum-gal-lum (TCL 06, 35 o i 40).

bašmu[(mythical poisonous) snake]N (// muš[snake] ušumgal[dragon])

bašmu[(mythical) poisonous snake]N (// muš[snake] ušumgal[dragon])

muš ušumgal = ba-aš-mu (Ura 14 6; LTBA 1, 41 o 6; BM 066619 r 13; BM 091010 r 15'; BM 066621 r 6'; LTBA 1, 44 o i 6).

ušumgallu[great dragon]N (// muš[snake] ušumgal[dragon])

muš ušumgal = ŠU<(ušumgallu)>^lum (Ura 14 5).

muš ⸢ušumgal⸣ = ŠU<(ušumgallum)>^lum (LTBA 1, 41 o 5; BM 091010 r 14').

ušumgallu[great dragon]N x (// muš[snake] ušumgal[dragon])

muš ušumgal = ŠU<(ušumgallu)> [(...)] (LTBA 1, 44 o i 5).

References for all phrases

ušumgal[dragon]

ušumgal (ED Animals B 63; ED Lu A 98).

ušumgal = [...] (CT 11, pl. 22, K 06016 o ii 1').

^u₂-^šu-^um-^galDIŠ = ⸢x⸣-lu-ku (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ r? i 50').

ušumgal = ba-aš₂-mu (CT 19, pl. 48-49, K 00026 o i' 27').

ušumgal = [u₂]-⸢šum-gal-lu⸣ (K 04263+ o ii 14').

ušumgal = u₂-šum-gal-lum (TCL 06, 35 o i 40).

muš[snake] ušumgal[dragon]

⸢muš^?⸣ ušumgal (HS 1799 c i 13; SLT 051 o iii 9'; MSL 11, A 07895 x 3; OB Nippur Ura 3 266).

muš ušumgal = ba-aš-mu (Ura 14 6; LTBA 1, 41 o 6; BM 066619 r 13; BM 091010 r 15'; BM 066621 r 6'; LTBA 1, 44 o i 6).

muš ušumgal = ŠU<(ušumgallu)>^lum (Ura 14 5).

muš ⸢ušumgal⸣ = ŠU<(ušumgallum)>^lum (LTBA 1, 41 o 5; BM 091010 r 14').

muš ušumgal = ŠU<(ušumgallu)> [(...)] (LTBA 1, 44 o i 5).

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