zirigum [IRRIGATION DEVICE] N (33x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian wr. zi-ri₂-gum₂; zi-ri-kum; zi-ri₂-gum; ^ŋešzi-ri₂-gum; ^ŋešzi-ri-kum; ^ŋešzi-gur₈-ru-um; zi-ri₂-kum₂; ^ŋešzi-ri-gum₂; ^ŋešzi-ri₂-gum₂ "an irrigation device"

[1]	𒍣𒌷𒈝	zi-ri₂-gum₂
[2]	𒍣𒊑𒄣	zi-ri-kum
[3]	𒍣𒌷𒄣	zi-ri₂-gum
[4]	𒄑𒍣𒌷𒄣	^ŋešzi-ri₂-gum
[5]	𒄑𒍣𒊑𒄣	^ŋešzi-ri-kum
[6]	𒄑𒍣𒋽𒊒𒌝	^ŋešzi-gur₈-ru-um
[7]	𒍣𒌷𒉈	zi-ri₂-kum₂
[8]	𒄑𒍣𒊑𒈝	^ŋešzi-ri-gum₂
[9]	𒄑𒍣𒌷𒈝	^ŋešzi-ri₂-gum₂
+	--ma=m.a (1x/3%).

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

10 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (4x/12%)

Ur III (17x/52%)

Old Babylonian (7x/21%)

Middle Babylonian (4x/12%)

Neo-Assyrian (1x/3%)

Senses:

1. an irrigation device (33x/100%)

Akk. zirīqu.

Bibliography

[2015] K. Focke, AOAT 53 531; 555

[2006] W. Sommerfeld, Akkadian Language 49-50.

[1994] M. Civil, Farmer's Instructions 69; 100 n9.

Lexical Associations

šummannu[halter]N ša[of]DET būrtu[cistern]N (// gu[neck] zirigum[irrigation device])

[^ŋeš]gu₂ zi-ri₂-gum = MIN<(šum-man-nu)> ša₂ PU₂ (CT 12, 34-35, K 00197+ r ii 32).

References for all phrases

zirigum[irrigation device]

zi-ri-kum = [...] (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o iv 7, r iii 28).

^ŋešzi-⸢ri⸣-gum₂ (TMH 5, 146 o 2).

^ŋešzi-ri₂-gum (OB Nippur Ura 1 491; MSL SS 1 96 b i 41'; IB 1512c + r i 2).

gu[neck] zirigum[irrigation device]

gu₂ zi-ri-kum = [...] (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o iv 8, r iii 29).

^ŋešgu₂ zi-ri₂-gum (OB Nippur Ura 1 492; MSL SS 1 96 b i 43'; IB 1512c + r i 3).

[^ŋeš]gu₂ zi-ri₂-gum = MIN<(šum-man-nu)> ša₂ PU₂ (CT 12, 34-35, K 00197+ r ii 32).

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