gana [FIELD] N (2304x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Ebla, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. gana₂; gan₂-ne₂; ga-na; gana₂-gana₂; GAN₂^ga; gana₂-ba; gan₂-na; GAN; gana₂-bi₃; qa-na "field; area (of a geometric figure)"

See gana balaʾa[reserved plot]N.

[1]	𒃷	gana₂
[2]	𒃷𒉌	gan₂-ne₂
[3]	𒂵𒈾	ga-na
[4]	𒃷𒃷	gana₂-gana₂
[5]	𒃷𒂵	GAN₂^ga
[6]	𒃷𒁀	gana₂-ba
[7]	𒃷𒈾	gan₂-na
[8]	𒃶	GAN
[9]	𒃷𒉿	gana₂-bi₃
[10]	𒋡𒈾	qa-na
+	--na=n.a (1x/0%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		7	31	1	645	7	1340	185	16	15
[2]								30		3
[3]								7
[4]			1	1				5
[5]					3
[6]					2
[7]								2
[8]					1
[9]					1
[10]								1

40 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (7x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (32x/1%)

Ebla (2x/0%)

Old Akkadian (652x/28%)

Lagash II (7x/0%)

Ur III (1340x/58%)

Old Babylonian (230x/10%)

Middle Babylonian (2x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (10x/0%)

Neo-Babylonian (3x/0%)

Hellenistic (1x/0%)

unknown (18x/1%)

Senses:

1. field (2279x/99%)

2. area (of a geometric figure) (25x/1%)

Akk. eqlu.

Bibliography

[1999] E. Robson, Mesopotamian Mathematics 38.

[1998] R. Maaijer, Landless and Hungry? 55.

[1997-1998] R. de Maaijer and B. Jagersma, AfO 44-45 283-284.

[1990] A. Kilmer, Artistic Environments 85-87.

[1987] K. Maekawa, ASJ 9 96-97.

[1982] K. Maekawa, ASJ 4 83-107.

[1973] M. Civil, JCS 25 171-172.

[1973] M. Powell, JCS 25 178-184.

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