galam [SKILFUL]

(116 instances)

galam [SKILFUL] (116x: Old Babylonian) wr. galam "(to be) skilful, elaborate, clever; to make artfully" Akk. naklu

[1]		galam
+	-0 (68x/59%); -ma (48x/41%).

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[1]				104

32 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. (to be) skilful, elaborate, clever (116x/100%)

~ LEX/Old Babylonian/Nippur galam OB Nippur Lu 541c. ELA/Ur III/Girsu za₃ ga-lam-ma 1(geš₂) 4(u) 1(diš) ninda 1(diš) 1/3(diš) kuš₃ ASJ 14, 228 79 17; 2(u) 9(diš)^# ninda 3(diš) kuš₃ za₃ ga-lam-ta ASJ 14, 228 79 1.

See: e u galam; eme galam; kan hursaĝ galam; munus galam.

2. to make artfully

Akk. naklu "skilful, elaborate, clever".

See ETCSL: galam=to be skilful.

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