uzga [PRIEST] N (59x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian wr. uz-ga; uzug; uzugₓ(AN.ZAG); u₂-zu-uk-ka; ^lu₂uz-ga; usagₓ(U.ŠA); usagₓ(U.ŠA)^ki; uzugₓ(KA); uz₃-ga; ^uruduzugₓ(AN.ZAG) "a priest; goods, treasure"

[1]	𒊻𒂵	uz-ga
[2]	𒍠𒀭	uzug
[3]	𒀭𒍠	uzugₓ(AN.ZAG)
[4]	𒌑𒍪𒊌𒅗	u₂-zu-uk-ka
[5]	𒇽𒊻𒂵	^lu₂uz-ga
[6]	𒌋𒊭	usagₓ(U.ŠA)
[7]	𒌋𒊭𒆠	usagₓ(U.ŠA)^ki
[8]	𒅗	uzugₓ(KA)
[9]	𒍚𒂵	uz₃-ga
[10]	𒍏𒀭𒍠	^uruduzugₓ(AN.ZAG)

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			2		30	2	6	13
[2]								3
[3]								1
[4]								1
[5]			1
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9 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (3x/5%)

Old Akkadian (30x/51%)

Lagash II (2x/3%)

Ur III (6x/10%)

Old Babylonian (18x/31%)

Senses:

1. a priest (54x/92%)

2. goods, treasure (5x/8%)

References for all phrases

lu[person] uzga[priest]

lu₂ uz-⸢ga⸣ = [...] (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.7, 2).

Bibliography

[1992] P. Steinkeller and J.N. Postgate, LAT 60.

[1989] P. Michalowski, Lamentation over Sumer and Ur 104-105.

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