algameš [STONE]

algameš [STONE] (7x: Old Babylonian) wr. algameš "a stone; a jug, can" Akk. algamišu; kûtu

[1]		algameš
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4 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. a stone (7x/100%)

~ LEX/Old Babylonian/Nippur ^na₄algameš OB Nippur Ura 4 Seg.1, 11; [[^na₄algameš]] = = NA₄-U₄.SAL.HUB₂ = al^#-[ga-mi]-šum^# OB Diri Nippur Seg.3, 7.

See: kišib algameš; lagab algameš.

2. a jug, can

Akk. algamišu "(a kind of stone)"; kûtu "a stone?".

See ETCSL: algameš=type of stone.

ePSD contacts: Steve Tinney and Philip Jones.