gamlu
31. As divine symbol
OBOB: Old Babylonian (ca. 2000–1600 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) ṣalam dMAR.TU ga-am-la-am našī FM 8, 132 no. 38: 20 ARCHIBAB “the image of Amurru bears a curved staff”. new
OBOB: Old Babylonian (ca. 2000–1600 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) IGI Šamaš Ninsianna u ga-am-la-ti-šu-nu Fs. Kupper, 35 no. 1: 5 “before DN, DNf, and their crooks”. Fem. pl. new
OB-LitOB-Lit: Old Babylonian literary texts ⸢ga-am⸣-la-am elletam Pohl 2022, 102: 7 SEAL “holy crook (of Amurru)”. fem. Cf. ib. 8, 9, 11, and pass.
12. Sickle
SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) [GÀ]M ḫurāṣi … GÀM siparri … GÀM annaki … GÀM bīni … GÀM taskarinni … GÀM musukkani SpTU 1, 56: 3–7 eBL “[sick]le of gold … sickle of bronze … sickle of tin … sickle of tamarisk … sickle of boxwood … sickle of musukkanu -wood”. Cf. SpTU 1, 57.
13. A bent stick
OAOA: Old Assyrian (ca. 1900–1700 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) adī eblim u sikkatim ga-⸢am-li⸣-im u mimma šumšu Fs. Larsen, 257 ii 17 “(you shall pay the full amount for any losses that occur) including a rope and bent-stick(?) and anything (else)”. The known instances of g. do not show any parallels of this use, so perhaps OA g/k/qamlu is a different word. new
14. In metaphor
SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) šīḫa lānšu gam-ma-la-ma ikappap Fs. Kraus, 194 ii 12 “he bent his lofty stature like a crook (resting his head beside his feet)”. new
Discussion
For add. Mari refs. see Arkhipov 2012, 106. Refs. cit. in AHw. s.v. gamlu 1 c read pilšu (see AHw. s.v.).