niĝgul [HATCHET]

niĝgul [HATCHET] (12x: Ur III, Old Babylonian) wr. ^ĝešniĝ₂-gul; ^ĝešniĝ₂-gul-gul "hatchet" Akk. akkullu

[1]		^ĝešniĝ₂-gul (^gešnig₂-gul)
[2]		^ĝešniĝ₂-gul-gul (^gešnig₂-gul-gul)
+	-0 (12x/100%).

	3500	3000	2500	2000	1500	1000	(no date)
[1]			7	3
[2]

6 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. hatchet (12x/100%)

~ ELA/Ur III/Umma ^gešnig₂-gul ak 1(u) sar-ta Princeton 1, 458 2. unknown/Ur III/Drehem ^geškiri₆ gu-la ^gešnig₂-gul ak-a Aleppo 233 3; 9(diš) ^gešnig₂-gul Aleppo 502 1. unknown/Ur III/Umma 3(geš₂) 4(u) guruš ^gešnig₂-gul 1(u) sar-ta UTI 5, 3491 1; [x] guruš^# ^gešnig₂-gul ak 1(u) sar-ta UTI 5, 3491 13; 2(u) ^gešnig₂-gul SANTAG 6, 018 1. unknown/Ur III/unclear 6(diš) ^gešnig₂-gul [...] Princeton 1, 555 7.

Akk. akkullu "hatchet, pick(axe), adze".

[1994] M. Civil, Farmer's Instructions 78-79.

[1992] P. Steinkeller and J.N. Postgate, LAT 48.

[1990] K. Maekawa, BSA 5 124.

See ETCSL: niĝ₂-gul=maul.

ePSD contacts: Steve Tinney and Philip Jones.