a ĝar [IRRIGATE]

(102 instances)

a ĝar [IRRIGATE] (102x: Old Akkadian, Ur III, Old Babylonian) wr. a ĝar "to irrigate" Akk. rahāşu

(a[water] + ĝar[place])

[1]		a ĝar (a gar)
+	-0 (102x/100%).

	3500	3000	2500	2000	1500	1000	(no date)
[1]			67	1

3 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. to irrigate

~ ELA/Old Akkadian/Girsu a gar-ra ITT 2, 04501 2; a nu-gar-ra ITT 2, 04501 4; siki maš₂ a gar-ra-am₃^# STTI 147 12. ELA/Old Akkadian/unknown 2(u) 2(diš) 1/2(aš@c) sag a gar-ra MAD 4, 166 4. ELA/Ur III/Girsu 6(bur₃) GAN₂ a gar-ra ASJ 04, 113 15 o i 2; 1(burʾu) GAN₂ a nu-gar-ra ASJ 04, 113 15 o i 3; 6(bur₃) GAN₂ a gar-ra ASJ 04, 113 15 o i 6. ELA/Ur III/Nippur 1(u) 5(diš) guruš u₄ 1(diš)-še₃ guru₇-a im ti-um du₈ u₃ a gar-ra NATN 620 r i 2. ELA/Ur III/Umma ur₃-ra a ga₂-ra MVN 02, 314 5; a im-im-ga₂ SACT 2, 020 2; ka ^u₂kiši₁₇ a-ša₃ muru₁₃-ka a ga₂-ra Syracuse 014 5. unknown/Ur III/Girsu a ba-ra-ab-ga₂-ga₂ TCTI 2, 04225 6. unknown/Ur III/Umma du₃-a u₃ a ga₂-ra UTI 4, 2915 6; 1(u) 4(diš) guruš u₄ 2(u)-še₃ a-ša₃ i₇-lugal a-ša₃ muru₁₃ a ga₂-ra SAT 2, 0715 6.

Akk. rahāşu "to flood".

[1994] M. Civil, Farmer's Instructions 68-69.

[1990] K. Maekawa, BSA 5 128.

[1982] K. Maekawa, ASJ 4 88-89; 90.

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