kalam [LAND] (N)

1018 instances

kalam [LAND] N (1018x) Early Dynastic I-II, Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Ebla, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. kalam; kalam-ma; ka-la-am; ka-na-ma; kalam-maki; kakalam "the Land (of Sumer)"

[1]𒌩kalam
[2]𒌩𒈠kalam-ma
[3]đ’…—đ’†·đ’„ ka-la-am
[4]đ’…—đ’ˆŸđ’ˆ ka-na-ma
[5]𒌩𒈠𒆠kalam-maki
[6]𒅗𒌩kakalam
+--ma=m+a (2x/0%); --ma=m.a (794x/78%).
PCED IIIaED IIIbEblaOAkkLag IIUr IIIOBPost-OB(unknown)
[1]111221928927524141
[2]22162
[3]4
[4]1
[5]1
[6]1

51 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic I-II (1x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIa (11x/1%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (24x/2%)

Ebla (1x/0%)

Old Akkadian (11x/1%)

Lagash II (29x/3%)

Ur III (98x/10%)

Old Babylonian (761x/75%)

Middle Assyrian (2x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (6x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (18x/2%)

Neo-Babylonian (9x/1%)

Persian (1x/0%)

Hellenistic (5x/0%)

unknown (41x/4%)

Senses:

1. the Land (of Sumer) (1018x/100%)

Akk. mātu.

kalam

gi-li₉-mu-um = kalam (Ebla Sign List 45).

ka-la-ma = kalam = mātu (K 04263+ r i 13').

ka-lam = kalam = ĆĄubtum (Ea 04 52; CT 11, pl. 06-07, K 04118 + r ii 12'; OB Nippur Ea 596).

Lexical Associations

mātu[land]N (// kalam[land])

kalam = ma-a-tu (K 04263+ r i 13').

kalam = MIN<(ma-a-tum)> (CT 12, pl. 38, K 00244+ o ii 5; CT 19, pl. 06, K 11155 + o 2').

ĆĄubtu[seat]N (// kalam[land])

kalam = ĆĄub-[tum] (Ea 04 52; AJSL 33, 170-171 i 51).

pātu[edge]N mātu[land]N (// zag[side] kalam[land])

zag kalam-➹ma➣ = ➹MIN➣<(pa-at-tum)> ma-a-ti (BM 038591 o 7').

pāáč­u[border]N mātu[land]N (// zag[side] kalam[land])

[zag kalam]-ma = MIN<(pa-a-áč­u)> ma-a-ti (K 04342 o ii 12'; RA 12, 2, K 04558+ i' 13').

ơarru[king]N (// Ƌalga[forethought] kalam[land])

Ƌalga kalam-ma = LUGAL (CT 18, pl. 29-30, K 02054 o i 10; CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ r? iii 6').

References for all phrases

kalam[land]

kalam (OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 241; MSL 14, 026 Ir r i' 1'; CT 11, pl. 06-07, K 04118 + r ii 12'; Ebla Sign List 45; ED Officials 98; OB Nippur Ea 596).

kalam (MSL 14, 369 o 11').

kalam = [...] (CT 12, pl. 27, BM 093042 o 10').

kalam-ma = [...] (MSL 05, 046 r ii 46).

kalam = ma-a-tu (K 04263+ r i 13').

kalam = MIN<(ma-a-tum)> (CT 12, pl. 38, K 00244+ o ii 5; CT 19, pl. 06, K 11155 + o 2').

kalam = ĆĄub-[tum] (Ea 04 52; AJSL 33, 170-171 i 51).

kalam[land] Enlil[1]

kalam den-lil₂-la₂ (CUNES 49-03-032 o 1).

kalam[land] Utu[1] TU-TU

kalam dutu TU-TU (CUNES 49-03-032 o 3).

kalam[land] Utu[1] e[leave]

kalam dutu ⾱e₃⾣ (CUNES 49-03-032 o 2).

kalam[land] daƋal[wide]

kalam daƋal-la (OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 242).

diƋir[deity] kalam[land] ki[place]

diƋir KALAM KI (SF 001 r x 21').

e[house] dikud[judge] kalam[land]

e₂ di-kud kalam-[ma] (OB Nippur Kagal 227).

e[house] igi[eye] kalam[land]

e₂ igi kalam-ma (OB Nippur Kagal 219).

en[lord] amar[young] kalam[land]

en amar kalam (ED Officials 16).

en[lord] kalam[land]

en kalam-➹ma➣ (CUNES 52-10-146 b i 3').

hursaƋ[mountain] kalam[land]

áž«ur-saƋ kalam-maki (OB Nippur Ura 5 318).

kan[gate] hursaƋ[mountain] kalam[land]

kan₄ áž«ur-saƋ kalam-ma (OB Nippur Kagal 45).

niƋziƋal[living creature] niƋnam[anything] mu[name] ơe[call] kalam[land] Ƌal[be]

niƋ₂-zi-Ƌal₂ niƋ-nam mu ơe₂₁ kalam-ma Ƌal₂-la-a (CBS 08801 o 11).

nun[prince] kalam[land]

nun ➹kalam➣-ma (CUNES 52-10-146 b i 9').

sipad[shepherd] kalam[land]

[sipad] ➹kalam➣-ma (CUNES 52-10-146 b i 22'; OB Nippur Lu 466).

zag[side] kalam[land]

zag ➹kalam➣-ma = [...] (MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-1730 o ii' 2').

zag kalam-➹ma➣ = ➹MIN➣<(pa-at-tum)> ma-a-ti (BM 038591 o 7').

[zag kalam]-ma = MIN<(pa-a-áč­u)> ma-a-ti (K 04342 o ii 12'; RA 12, 2, K 04558+ i' 13').

ziz[emmer] kalam[land] muĆĄen[bird] X

ziz₂ kalam muơen X (ED Plants 37).

Ƌalga[forethought] kalam[land]

Ƌalga kalam-ma = LUGAL (CT 18, pl. 29-30, K 02054 o i 10; CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ r? iii 6').

Ć agzumah[1] tibira[sculptor] kalam[land]

dĆĄag₄-zu-maáž« tibira kalam-ma-kam (UM 29-15-229 o i 9').

Word ID: o0031548; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0031548; version 2.6 (built 2022-06-21)