šaĝan [MERCHANT]

šaĝan [MERCHANT] (12x: Ur III, Old Babylonian) wr. šaĝan-la₂; šaĝan "an apprentice merchant" Akk. šamallû

[1]		šaĝan-la₂
[2]		šaĝan
+	-0 (12x/100%).

	3500	3000	2500	2000	1500	1000	(no date)
[1]			6	6
[2]

5 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. an apprentice merchant (12x/100%)

~ LEX/Old Babylonian/Nippur šagan-la₂ OB Nippur Lu 105; šagan-la₂ OB Nippur Lu 695a. ELA/Ur III/Ur 1(diš) ^gešDIB kak šagan-la₂-še₃ gid₂ 1(diš) kuš₃ geš im-ba-bi 4(diš) UET 3, 0826 r i 9; 1(diš) ^gešDIB kak šagan-la₂ gid₂ 2/3(diš) kuš₃ kak im-ba-bi 5(diš) UET 3, 0826 r i 10; 2(diš) ^gešDIB kak šagan-la₂ ša₃-kal gid₂ 1(diš) 1/3(diš) kuš₃-ta kak-bi 1(u) 2(diš) UET 3, 0826 r i 11; 3(diš) ^gešDIB kak šagan-la₂ ša₃-kal gid₂ 1(diš) kuš₃-ta kak-bi 1(u) 5(diš) UET 3, 0826 r i 12; 2(diš) ^gešDIB kak šagan-la₂ ša₃-kal gid₂ 2/3(diš) kuš₃ 6(diš) šu-si-ta kak-bi 1(u) 8(diš) UET 3, 0826 r i 13; dab kak šagan-la₂-ke₄ ba-ab-du₁₁ UET 3, 0826 r ii 2.

Akk. šamallû "purse-bearer; merchant's assistant".

See ETCSL: šaĝan-la₂=trader.

ePSD contacts: Steve Tinney and Philip Jones.