šimgamgama [AROMATICS] N (115x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. šim-gam-gam-ma; šim-gam-gam; ^ŋeššim-gam-ma; šim-gan₂-gan₂; GAM-GAM; GAM-GAM-ma "ingredient for perfume, terebinth?; a designation of aromatics"

[1]	𒋆𒃵𒃵𒈠	šim-gam-gam-ma
[2]	𒋆𒃵𒃵	šim-gam-gam
[3]	𒄑𒋆𒃵𒈠	^ŋeššim-gam-ma
[4]	𒋆𒃷𒃷	šim-gan₂-gan₂
[5]	𒃵𒃵	GAM-GAM
[6]	𒃵𒃵𒈠	GAM-GAM-ma
+	--ma=m.a (0x/0%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			14		10	1	70	6
[2]			2				1	5
[3]									4
[4]			2
[5]
[6]

7 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (18x/16%)

Old Akkadian (10x/9%)

Lagash II (1x/1%)

Ur III (71x/62%)

Old Babylonian (11x/10%)

Neo-Assyrian (1x/1%)

Neo-Babylonian (3x/3%)

Senses:

1. ingredient for perfume, terebinth? (91x/79%)

2. a designation of aromatics (24x/21%)

Lexical Associations

ṣumlalû[(a spice plant)]N (// šimgamgama[aromatics])

^ŋeššim-gam-ma = ṣu-um-la-lu-u (Rm 0367+ o ii 30'; MSL SS 1, 010 o ii' 7').

References for all phrases

šimgamgama[aromatics]

⸢^ŋeššim-gam⸣-[ma] = [...] (MSL SS 1, 012 o ii' 16'; MSL SS 1, 013 o ii' 3').

šim-gam-gam (CUSAS 12, 3.6.3 o 2; SLT 018 r i 8'; SLT 015 c i 26; SLT 12 r i 11'; SLT 16 r iii 12).

šim-gam-gam-ma (CUSAS 12, 3.6.3 o 3; TMH NF 1-2, 308 o 7; SLT 018 r i 9'; SLT 015 c i 27; SLT 12 r i 12'; SLT 16 r iii 13; CUNES 52-02-050 o i 7).

^ŋeššim-gam-ma = ṣu-um-la-lu-u (Rm 0367+ o ii 30'; MSL SS 1, 010 o ii' 7').

Bibliography

[2010] H. Brunke and W. Sallaberger, Studies Owen 51.

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