saŋŋa [OFFICIAL] N (3005x) Early Dynastic I-II, Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, unknown wr. saŋŋa; saŋŋaₓ(ŠID.GAR); saŋŋa-saŋŋa; ša-ŋa₂; saŋŋaₓ(GAR.ŠID); sanga₂; saŋ-gam; saŋŋa₇; saŋŋaₓ(E₂.BAR); ^sa-^ag₂-^ga₂saŋŋa; ^ša-^ag-^gasaŋŋa; saŋa-GAR "an official, the chief administrator of a temple household; overseer of craftsman?"

[1]	𒋃	saŋŋa
[2]	𒋃𒃻	saŋŋaₓ(ŠID.GAR)
[3]	𒋃𒋃	saŋŋa-saŋŋa
[4]	𒊭𒂷	ša-ŋa₂
[5]	𒃻𒋃	saŋŋaₓ(GAR.ŠID)
[6]	𒊫	sanga₂
[7]	𒊕𒃵	saŋ-gam
[8]	𒂵𒁆	saŋŋa₇
[9]	𒂍𒁇	saŋŋaₓ(E₂.BAR)
[10]	𒊓𒉘𒂷𒋃	^sa-^ag₂-^ga₂saŋŋa
[11]	𒊭𒀝𒂵𒋃	^ša-^ag-^gasaŋŋa
[12]	𒊕𒃻	saŋa-GAR

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	1	9	536		189	42	2081	42	5	1
[2]		51	25		2
[3]			9
[4]								4
[5]		2
[6]								1
[7]								1
[8]								1
[9]									1
[10]								1
[11]									1
[12]

39 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

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

Early Dynastic IIIa (62x/2%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (570x/19%)

Old Akkadian (191x/6%)

Lagash II (42x/1%)

Ur III (2081x/69%)

Old Babylonian (50x/2%)

Middle Babylonian (4x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (3x/0%)

unknown (1x/0%)

Senses:

1. an official, the chief administrator of a temple household (3005x/100%)

2. overseer of craftsman?

Akk. šangû.

saŋŋa

sa-an-gu = saŋŋa = šangû (K 04263+ r i 9').

sag-ga₂ = saŋŋa = šangû (Ea 07 153).

saŋ-ŋa₂ = saŋŋa (OB Nippur Ea 559).

Lexical Associations

šangû[priest]N (// saŋŋa[official])

saŋŋa = ša-ag₂^?-gu-u₂ (CBS 00157+ r i 13').

saŋŋa = [ša-an-gu-u₂^?] (CUSAS 12, 1.1.2 r i 31'; Ea 07 153; K 04263+ r i 9'; UM 29-13-684 r i 12').

saŋŋaₓ(E₂.BAR) = ša₂-an-gu-u (MSL 05, 046 o i 11).

⸢^ša⸣-^ag-^gasaŋŋa = ša-gu-u (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 12).

References for all phrases

saŋŋa[official]

saŋŋa (CUSAS 12, 5.2 o 5; CUNES 48-06-390 o 4, r 4; PBS 12, 04 r ii 11; ED Officials 8; OB Nippur Lu 29; MSL 13, 15 E2 r ii' 6; OB Nippur Ea 559; MSL 14, 018 Bb r vi 21; MSL 14, 026 Ib o 5'; MSL 14, 029 Lf r iii' 20).

ŠID.GAR (ED Lu E 62).

saŋŋa = ša-ag₂^?-gu-u₂ (CBS 00157+ r i 13').

saŋŋa = [ša-an-gu-u₂^?] (CUSAS 12, 1.1.2 r i 31'; Ea 07 153; K 04263+ r i 9'; UM 29-13-684 r i 12').

saŋŋaₓ(E₂.BAR) = ša₂-an-gu-u (MSL 05, 046 o i 11).

⸢^ša⸣-^ag-^gasaŋŋa = ša-gu-u (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 12).

saŋŋa[official] BU-nun

saŋŋa BU::nun (ED Lu A 70).

saŋŋa[official] Enlil[1]

saŋŋa ^den-lil₂-la₂ (CUNES 52-10-153 b ii 6').

saŋŋa[official] NUN

saŋŋa NUN (ED Lu A 71).

saŋŋa[official] abudu[livestock]

saŋŋa ab₂-udu (ED Lu A 99).

saŋŋa[official] e[house] kug[pure]

saŋŋa e₂ kug (ED Officials 66).

saŋŋa[official] gal[big]

saŋŋa[official] suhur[tuft]

saŋŋa suḫur (ED Lu A 66).

saŋŋa[official] |GA₂×GAR|-ME

saŋŋa GA₂×GAR-ME (ED Lu A 41).

saŋŋa[official] |GA₂×GAR|-me

saŋŋa GA₂×GAR-me (ED Officials 64).

saŋŋa[official] |GA₂×SAL|-ME

saŋŋa GA₂×SAL-ME (ED Lu A 42).

sukkal[secretary] saŋŋa[official]

sukkal saŋŋa (OB Nippur Lu 12).

Bibliography

[2003-2004] W. Sallaberger, JEOL 38 57.

[1997-1998] R. de Maaijer and B. Jagersma, AfO 44-45 287.

[2019] F. Huber Vulliet, BPOA 14 41-52.

[2001] G. Visicato, Fara Tablets 65.

[1999] W. Sallaberger, Ur III-Zeit 194-195.

[1998] J. Bauer, Vorsargonische Abschnitt 518.

[1998] R. Maaijer, Landless and Hungry? 53-54.

[1995] G. Visicato, Bureaucracy of Šuruppak 111-112.

[1995] W. Heimpel, BSA 8 78-79.

[1993] J. Bauer, WO 24 164.

[1992] M. Sigrist, Drehem 218-219.

[1991] I.J. Gelb, P. Steinkeller and R.M. Whiting, Kudurrus 102-103.

[1982] K. Maekawa, ASJ 4 84.

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