gamun [CUMIN] N (381x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, unknown wr. ^u₂gamun₂; ku-mul; ^u₂gamun; gu₂-mun; ^u₂gamun^sar; gamun₂; ^u₂mul; ^u₂kun-nir; ga-mul; ga-mul^sar; ga-mun; gamun; gamunₓ(LAK205)^sar; ku-mul^ku₆; ku₃-mul^sar; mul; ^u₂ku-mul "cumin; fish"

[1]	𒌑𒌁	^u₂gamun₂
[2]	𒆪𒀯	ku-mul
[3]	𒌑𒁷𒊺𒉪	^u₂gamun
[4]	𒄘𒁵	gu₂-mun
[5]	𒌑𒁷𒊺𒉪𒊬	^u₂gamun^sar
[6]	𒌁	gamun₂
[7]	𒌑𒀯	^u₂mul
[8]	𒌑𒆲𒉪	^u₂kun-nir
[9]	𒂵𒀯	ga-mul
[10]	𒂵𒀯𒊬	ga-mul^sar
[11]	𒂵𒁵	ga-mun
[12]	𒁷𒊺𒉪	gamun
[13]	LAK205𒊬	gamunₓ(LAK205)^sar
[14]	𒆪𒀯𒄩	ku-mul^ku₆
[15]	𒆬𒀯𒊬	ku₃-mul^sar
[16]	𒀯	mul
[17]	𒌑𒆪𒀯	^u₂ku-mul

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]					10	1	267
[2]			1			2	39
[3]					2		1	6	10	2
[4]			12
[5]								6	4	1
[6]					1		2
[7]			1					2
[8]									2
[9]							1
[10]								1
[11]					1
[12]							1
[13]			1
[14]								1
[15]								1
[16]							1
[17]								1

21 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (15x/4%)

Old Akkadian (14x/4%)

Lagash II (3x/1%)

Ur III (312x/82%)

Old Babylonian (18x/5%)

Middle Babylonian (8x/2%)

Neo-Assyrian (5x/1%)

Neo-Babylonian (3x/1%)

unknown (3x/1%)

Senses:

1. cumin (380x/100%)

2. fish (1x/0%)

Akk. kamûnu.

{u₂}gamun{sar}

ga-mu-un = {u₂}gamun{sar} = kamūnu (CT 11, pl. 45-48, K 04174 o i 3).

Lexical Associations

kamūnu[cumin]N (// gamun[cumin])

^u₂gamun = ⸢ka⸣-[mu-nu] (CT 14, pl. 41, K 08791 r i' 2').

^u₂gamun^sar = ⸢ka⸣-mu-nu (BM 046556 r ii 11'; CT 12, 34-35, K 00197+ r i 49; OECT 04, 152 b ii 14; CT 11, pl. 45-48, K 04174 o i 3; Ura 17 Seg.7, 56).

^u₂gamun^sar = ka-mu-nu-um (OB Nippur Diri 273; MSL 15, 008 A r iii 20).

kamūnu[cumin]N peṣû[white]AJ (// gamun[cumin] babbar[white])

^u₂⸢gamun babbar^sar⸣ = ^u₂⸢GAMUN BABBAR⸣ (BM 046556 r ii 12'; CT 14, pl. 41, K 08791 r i' 3'; Ura 17 Seg.7, 57).

kamūnu[cumin]N ṣalmu[black]AJ (// gamun[cumin] giggig[black])

^u₂gamun giggi^sar = ^u₂⸢GAMUN⸣ [GE₆^?] (BM 046556 r ii 13').

zību[black cumin]N (// gamun[cumin] giggig[black])

^u₂gamun giggi^sar = zi-bu-[u] (CT 14, pl. 41, K 08791 r i' 4'; Ura 17 Seg.7, 58).

References for all phrases

gamun[cumin]

⸢gu₂⸣-mul^sar (A 07896 ix 13).

ku-mul^ku₆ (UET 7, 092 vi 18').

ku₃-mul^sar (A 07896 ix 14).

^u₂gamun = kap-⸢pa⸣-[a-ni-iš] (Studies Hoffner, 350-351 ii 16).

^u₂gamun^sar (OB Nippur Ura 4 276; CUNES 50-04-172 o 2; AlT 447 r iv 6; IB 1623 r i 5').

^u₂kun^!-nir (AlT 447 r ii 30').

⸢^u₂mul⸣ (CT 06, pl. 11-14, BM 092611 b ii 56).

^u₂gamun = ⸢ka⸣-[mu-nu] (CT 14, pl. 41, K 08791 r i' 2').

^u₂gamun^sar = ⸢ka⸣-mu-nu (BM 046556 r ii 11'; CT 12, 34-35, K 00197+ r i 49; OECT 04, 152 b ii 14; CT 11, pl. 45-48, K 04174 o i 3; Ura 17 Seg.7, 56).

^u₂gamun^sar = ka-mu-nu-um (OB Nippur Diri 273; MSL 15, 008 A r iii 20).

gamun[cumin] babbar[white]

^u₂gamun babbar^sar (OB Nippur Ura 4 277; AlT 447 r iv 7; IB 1623 r i 6').

^u₂⸢gamun babbar^sar⸣ = ^u₂⸢GAMUN BABBAR⸣ (BM 046556 r ii 12'; CT 14, pl. 41, K 08791 r i' 3'; Ura 17 Seg.7, 57).

gamun[cumin] babbar[white] nam-ši-du

^u₂gamun babbar^nam-ši-du nam-ši-du = ḫar-⸢ki⸣-[iš kap-pa-a-ni-iš] (Studies Hoffner, 350-351 ii 17).

gamun[cumin] ganazi[plant]

^u₂kun^!-nir ga₂-na-zi (AlT 447 r ii 31').

⸢^u₂⸣mul ⸢gana₂⸣-[zi^sar] (CT 06, pl. 11-14, BM 092611 b ii 57).

gamun[cumin] giggig[black]

^u₂gamun giggi^sar (AlT 447 r iv 8; IB 1623 r i 7').

^u₂gamun giggi^sar = ^u₂⸢GAMUN⸣ [GE₆^?] (BM 046556 r ii 13').

^u₂gamun giggi^sar = zi-bu-[u] (CT 14, pl. 41, K 08791 r i' 4'; Ura 17 Seg.7, 58).

gamun[cumin] giggig[black] zību[black cumin]

^u₂gamun giggi^zi-bu zi-bu = ⸢da⸣-[an-ku-i-iš kap-pa-a-ni-iš] (Studies Hoffner, 350-351 ii 18).

gamun[cumin] kukkug[dark]

^u₂gamun kukku₅^sar (OB Nippur Ura 4 278).

gamun[cumin] x{sar}

[^u₂]⸢gamun^?⸣ [...^sar] (CUSAS 12, 3.4.1 b iii 5).

Bibliography

[2005] M. Molina and M. Such-Gutiérrez, Nisaba 9 56.

[1992] P. Steinkeller and J.N. Postgate, LAT 77.

[1985] K. Maekawa, BSA 2 99.

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