gammalu

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Akkadian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably a loan from West Semitic, ultimately from Proto-West Semitic *gamal- (“camel”). Cognate with Arabic جَمَل (jamal) and Biblical Hebrew גָּמָל (gɔmɔ́l).

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Noun[edit]

gammalu m (plural gammalû) (Neo-Assyrian)

  1. camel
    • 721-705, Aššur-belu-taqqin's letter in Information on Sales of Camels and Other Business‎[1], lines 5–6:
      𒅇 𒈠𒀀 𒁹𒂗 "𒀲𒃵𒂷" 𒀸 𒊮𒁉 𒁹 𒈫𒐈 𒈠𒈾 𒆬𒌓
      𒄿𒋛𒆥 𒀀𒈾 𒁹𒆳𒀀𒀀 𒇽𒄥𒁍𒋼
      u₃ ma-a 1-en ANŠE.gam-mal ina ŠA₃-bi 1 2:3 MA.NA [KUG.UD]
      i-si-qi a-na ᵐmad-a-a LU₂.qur-bu-te
      /u mā issēn gammal ina libbi 01 2:3 manê ṣarpi
      issiqi ana Madaya ša-qurbūte      /
      Further, "He has bought one camel for 1 2/3 minas [of silver] and sold it to the bodyguard Madayu.

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References[edit]

  • “gammalu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[2], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
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