abgal [SAGE] N (120x) Early Dynastic I-II, Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Ebla, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic wr. abgal; abgal₂; ab₂-gal; abgalₓ(NUN.ME.KA×ME); abgal^ab-^gal; ^lu₂abgal "sage; priest; a profession"

[1]	𒉣𒈨	abgal
[2]	𒉣𒈨𒅤	abgal₂
[3]	𒀖𒃲	ab₂-gal
[4]	𒉣𒈨𒅴	abgalₓ(NUN.ME.KA×ME)
[5]	𒉣𒈨𒀊𒃲	abgal^ab-^gal
[6]	𒇽𒉣𒈨	^lu₂abgal
+	--le=l.e (4x/3%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	1	51	6	1			7	24	4
[2]			18			1
[3]						3
[4]			2
[5]									1
[6]									1

14 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic I-II (1x/1%)

Early Dynastic IIIa (51x/43%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (26x/22%)

Ebla (1x/1%)

Lagash II (4x/3%)

Ur III (7x/6%)

Old Babylonian (24x/20%)

Neo-Assyrian (1x/1%)

Neo-Babylonian (3x/3%)

Hellenistic (2x/2%)

Senses:

1. sage (98x/82%)

2. priest (2x/2%)

3. a profession (20x/17%)

Akk. apkallu.

Bibliography

[2017] P. Steinkeller, SANER 15 65-66.

[2007] D. Foxvog, NABU 2007/67.

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