tam [CLEAN]

tam [CLEAN] (16x: Old Akkadian, Old Babylonian) wr. tam; tan₂ "(to be) bright; (to be) pure; to purify; (to be) clean" Akk. ebbu; elēlu; zakû

[1]		tam
[2]		tan₂
+	-ma (6x/38%); -0 (6x/38%); -me (4x/25%).

	3500	3000	2500	2000	1500	1000	(no date)
[1]			3	10
[2]

9 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. (to be) bright (16x/100%)

~ LEX/Old Babylonian/unknown [lu₂ ša₃ tam] = eb-bu-um^# lu2-azlag B and C Seg.2, 141. unknown/Old Akkadian/Nippur [bar] i₃-na-tam BIN 08, 154 o i 10; bar bi₂-tam BIN 08, 154 r i 6; [bar] im-mi-tam BIN 08, 154 r ii 12.

2. (to be) pure

3. to purify

4. (to be) clean

Akk. ebbu "bright; pure; clean"; elēlu "to be(come) pure, free"; zakû "to be(come) clear, pure".

See ETCSL: tam=to be clean.

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