zamin [LYRE] N (371x) Early Dynastic I-II, Early Dynastic IIIb, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, unknown wr. za₃-mi₂; za₃-me; ^ŋešza₃-mi₂; ^ŋešza₃-mi; ^kušza₃-mi₂; za-am-me; za-mi₂; za₃-am; ^giza₃-mi₂; ^ŋešza-mi; zamin; za₃-me-en "praise; lyre; a geometric figure"

See zamin dug[praise]V/t.

[1]	𒍠𒊩	za₃-mi₂
[2]	𒍠𒈨	za₃-me
[3]	𒄑𒍠𒊩	^ŋešza₃-mi₂
[4]	𒄑𒍠𒈪	^ŋešza₃-mi
[5]	𒋢𒍠𒊩	^kušza₃-mi₂
[6]	𒍝𒄠𒈨	za-am-me
[7]	𒍝𒊩	za-mi₂
[8]	𒍠𒄠	za₃-am
[9]	𒄀𒍠𒊩	^giza₃-mi₂
[10]	𒄑𒍝𒈪	^ŋešza-mi
[11]	𒌒𒊑	zamin
[12]	𒍠𒈨𒂗	za₃-me-en

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			1			4		241	14	6
[2]	3		74
[3]								12	5
[4]							1	3
[5]								2
[6]								1
[7]								1
[8]								1
[9]									1
[10]							1
[11]
[12]

25 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic I-II (3x/1%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (75x/20%)

Lagash II (4x/1%)

Ur III (2x/1%)

Old Babylonian (261x/70%)

Middle Babylonian (7x/2%)

Neo-Assyrian (5x/1%)

Neo-Babylonian (8x/2%)

unknown (6x/2%)

Senses:

1. praise (290x/78%)

2. lyre (81x/22%)

3. a geometric figure

Akk. sammû; tanittu.

Bibliography

[2006] N. Brisch, Studies Vanstiphout 41-42.

[2006] C. Wilcke, Studies Vanstiphout 203-205.

[1999] E. Robson, Mesopotamian Mathematics 50-54.

[1990] A. Kilmer, Artistic Environments 86.

[1990] T. Krispijn, Akkadica 70 6-7.

Lexical Associations

mandû[(a pole)]N (// zamin[lyre])

za₃-mi₂ = ma-an-du-u (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r ii 16).

sammû[lyre]N (// zamin[lyre])

za₃-mi₂ = sa-am-mu-⸢u⸣ (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r ii 15).

sassannu[(plaited reed artefact)]N (// zamin[lyre])

[^gi]⸢za₃⸣-mi₂ = MIN<(sa-as-sa-an-nu)> (BM 047420 o 7').

išaru[straight one]N (// zamin[lyre] sisa[fair])

^ŋešza₃-mi₂ si-sa₂ = i-šar-⸢tu₂⸣ [...] (K 04399 r i' 6).

išaru[straight]AJ (// zamin[lyre] sisa[fair])

^ŋešza₃-mi₂ si-sa₂ = [i-šar]-tum [...] (BM 034129 r i' 3').

hasīsu[ear]N sammû[lyre]N (// ab[cow] zamin[lyre])

ab₂ za₃-mi₂ = ḫa-zi-za <za>-am-me₂-e (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r ii 19).

ṭuppu[(clay) tablet]N ša[of]DET sammû[lyre]N (// dub[tablet] zamin[lyre])

dub za₃-mi₂ = ṭup-pu ša za-am-me₂-e (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r ii 18).

hanzû[handle]N (// kul[handle] zamin[lyre])

⸢kul⸣ za₃-mi₂ = ḫa-an-su-u (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r ii 17).

References for all phrases

zamin[lyre]

za₃-mi₂ (OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 78, Tab.I, 79; MSL 13, 13 J, 14 R r ii 33'; UET 7, 084 o ii 7'; PBS 12, 04 o ii 9', o ii 10').

^kušzag-mi₂ (OB Nippur Ura 2 471; MSL 07, 209 V01 r v 9).

^ŋešza₃-mi₂ (Education in the Earliest Schools no. 019 r v 28; OB Nippur Ura 1 610; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b iv 3).

za₃-mi₂ = ma-an-du-u (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r ii 16).

za₃-mi₂ = sa-am-mu-⸢u⸣ (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r ii 15).

[^gi]⸢za₃⸣-mi₂ = MIN<(sa-as-sa-an-nu)> (BM 047420 o 7').

zamin[lyre] Inanak[1]

^ŋešza₃-mi₂ ^d⸢inana⸣ = [...] (CT 18, pl. 46, K 02028 r i' 23').

zamin[lyre] dug[good]

za₃-mi₂ dug₃-ga (UET 7, 084 o ii 8').

zamin[lyre] sisa[fair]

^ŋešza₃-mi₂ si-sa₂ = i-šar-⸢tu₂⸣ [...] (K 04399 r i' 6).

^ŋešza₃-mi₂ si-sa₂ = [i-šar]-tum [...] (BM 034129 r i' 3').

Nisabak[1] zamin[lyre]

^dnisaba zag-mi₂ (OB Nippur God List 269).

^dnisaba za₃-mi₂ (OB Nippur Ura 4 627; OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 505; OB Nippur Ura 1 707; OB Nippur Ura 5 432; Nippur Nigga 579; SLT 015 d iii 9; OB Nippur Lu 848; OB Nippur Ura 3 507).

Zababa[1] zamin[lyre]

^dza-ba₄-ba₄ za₃-mi₂ (ED Personal Names and Professions colophon 2).

ab[cow] zamin[lyre]

ab₂ za₃-mi₂ = ḫa-zi-za <za>-am-me₂-e (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r ii 19).

ama[mother] zamin[lyre]

^ŋešama za₃-mi₂ (CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b iv 6).

dub[tablet] zamin[lyre]

^ŋešdub za₃-mi₂ (OB Nippur Ura 1 612; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b iv 4; MSL SS 1 96 c ii 43').

dub za₃-mi₂ = ṭup-pu ša za-am-me₂-e (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r ii 18).

gana[field] zamin[lyre]

gana₂ zag-mi₂ (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 295).

kul[handle] zamin[lyre]

^ŋeškul za₃-mi₂ (Education in the Earliest Schools no. 019 r v 29; OB Nippur Ura 1 611; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b iv 5; MSL SS 1 96 c ii 42').

⸢kul⸣ za₃-mi₂ = ḫa-an-su-u (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r ii 17).

ŋeštug[ear] zamin[lyre]

^ŋešŋeštug za₃-mi₂ (CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b iv 7).

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