zermušku [WORKER] N (12x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian wr. zermušku; ^urudzermušku; ^lu₂zermušku "metal worker, copper smith"

[1]	𒅊𒋺𒀩	zermušku
[2]	𒍏𒅊𒋺𒀩	^urud zermušku
[3]	𒇽𒅊𒋺𒀩	^lu₂ zermušku

	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	OB	Post-OB
[1]	3	2	3
[2]				3
[3]				1

4 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (3x/25%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (2x/17%)

Old Babylonian (3x/25%)

Neo-Assyrian (2x/17%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/8%)

Persian (1x/8%)

Senses:

1. metal worker, copper smith (12x/100%)

Akk. qurqurru.

Bibliography

[2003] P. Michalowski, CDLJ 2003:3 s13-s17.

{urud}zermušku

= gurgurru (JAOS 065, 224-225 PTS 0001 r 23; MSL 15, Figure 3, 4 IM 124475 r 25; RA 17, 173, K 14824+ i' 8').

Lexical Associations

qurqurru[metal-worker]N (// zermušku[worker])

zermuškuₓ(TAK₄.ALAN) = gu-ur-gu-ru-um (OB Nippur Diri 164; MSL 15, 008 A r i 4).

^lu₂zermušku = qur-qur-[rum] (K 02056 r ii 30).

^urudzermušku = <(gur-gur-ru^!)> (JAOS 065, 224-225 PTS 0001 r 23).

References for all phrases

zermušku[worker]

zermuškuₓ(TAK₄.ALAN) (ED Lu E 20; OB Nippur Lu 675).

^urudzermušku = [...] (MSL 15, Figure 3, 4 IM 124475 r 25; RA 17, 173, K 14824+ i' 8').

TAK₄.ALAN (SF 047 50_(33)).