igi [FACE] N (7685x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian, Hellenistic, Uncertain, unknown wr. igi; ^ŋešigi; i-gi; igi₃; ^tug₂igi "face; front; first, earlier; reciprocal; hyena?"

[1]	𒅆	igi
[2]	𒄑𒅆	^ŋešigi
[3]	𒄿𒄀	i-gi
[4]	𒆠𒊕	igi₃
[5]	𒌆𒅆	^tug₂igi

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		18	138		42	10	2917	4410	97	38
[2]									5	1
[3]								3	2
[4]									2
[5]									2

41 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (18x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (138x/2%)

Old Akkadian (42x/1%)

Lagash II (10x/0%)

Ur III (2917x/38%)

Old Babylonian (4413x/57%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (5x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (61x/1%)

Neo-Babylonian (24x/0%)

Persian (2x/0%)

Hellenistic (15x/0%)

Uncertain (4x/0%)

unknown (35x/0%)

Senses:

1. face (7612x/99%)

2. front (54x/1%)

3. first, earlier [AJ]

4. reciprocal (16x/0%)

5. hyena? (3x/0%)

Akk. mahrum; pānû.

Bibliography

[1995] P. Steinkeller, BiOr 52 697.

[1973] G. Gragg, Sumerian Dimensional Infixes 17-18.

Word ID: o0030606; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0030606; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)