kalam [LAND] N (995x) Early Dynastic I-II, Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. kalam; kalam-ma; ka-na-ma; ka-la; kalam-ma^ki; ^kakalam; ka-la-am "the Land (of Sumer); land"

[1]	𒌧	kalam
[2]	𒌧𒈠	kalam-ma
[3]	𒅗𒈾𒈠	ka-na-ma
[4]	𒅗𒆷	ka-la
[5]	𒌧𒈠𒆠	kalam-ma^ki
[6]	𒅗𒌧	^ka kalam
[7]	𒅗𒆷𒄠	ka-la-am
+	--ma=m+a (2x/0%); --ma=m.a (772x/78%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	1	11	22		9	28	92	766	45	3
[2]			2		1	1	6	2	1
[3]								2
[4]									1
[5]								1
[6]								1
[7]

53 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%)

Old Akkadian (10x/1%)

Lagash II (29x/3%)

Ur III (98x/10%)

Old Babylonian (772x/78%)

Middle Assyrian (2x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (6x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (25x/3%)

Neo-Babylonian (10x/1%)

Persian (1x/0%)

Hellenistic (3x/0%)

unknown (3x/0%)

Senses:

1. the Land (of Sumer) (778x/78%)

2. land (217x/22%)

Akk. mātu.

kalam

(Ebla Sign List 45).

= mātu (K 04263+ r i 13').

(OB Nippur Ea 596; Ea 04 52).

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').

šubtu[seat]N (// kalam[land])

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

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

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

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

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

šarru[king]N (// ŋalga[forethought] kalam[land])

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

References for all phrases

kalam[land]

kalam (Ebla Sign List 45; ED Officials 98; OB Nippur Ea 596; OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 241; MSL 14, 026 Ir r i' 1').

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

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 ⸢e₃⸣ (CUNES 49-03-032 o 2).

kalam[land] daŋal[wide]

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

diŋir[deity] kalam[land] ki[place]

diŋir 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').

hursaŋ[mountain] kalam[land]

ḫur-saŋ kalam-ma^ki (OB Nippur Ura 5 318).

kan[gate] hursaŋ[mountain] kalam[land]

kan₄ ḫur-saŋ kalam-ma (OB Nippur Kagal 45).

niŋziŋal[living creature] niŋnam[anything] mu[name] še[call] kalam[land] ŋal[be]

niŋ₂-zi-ŋal₂ niŋ-nam mu še₂₁ kalam-ma ŋal₂-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-ṭu)> ma-a-ti (K 04342 o ii 12'; RA 12, 2, K 04558+ i' 13').

ziz[emmer] kalam[land] mušen[bird] X

ziz₂ kalam mušen X (ED Plants 37).

ŋalga[forethought] kalam[land]

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

Šagzumah[1] tibira[sculptor] kalam[land]

^dšag₄-zu-maḫ tibira kalam-ma-kam (UM 29-15-229 o i 9').

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