šag dab [THINK]

šag dab [THINK] (34x: Old Babylonian) wr. šag₄ dab; šag₄ dab₅ "to think, conceive an idea; to take seriously"

(šag[heart] + dab[seize])

[1]		šag₄ dab
[2]		šag₄ dab₅
+	-0 (33x/97%); -ge (1x/3%).

	3500	3000	2500	2000	1500	1000	(no date)
[1]			8
[2]			4

4 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. to think, conceive an idea

~ ELA/Ur III/Drehem ša₃-bi i₃-dab₅ MVN 13, 474 3; ša₃-bi i₃-dab₅ OrSP 47-49, 120 2. ELA/Ur III/Girsu ša₃ dab₅^*-ba libir-am₃ HLC 251 (pl. 126) r i 8; ša₃-ge i₃-[dab₅] ITT 2, 00723 o iii 21; ša₃ dab-ba TUT 026 o iii 10.

2. to take seriously

[1990] T. Krispijn, Akkadica 70 4.

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