dummuqu
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Meanings:
very good; good quality
de:German: Deutsch sehr gut; gute Qualität
fr:French: Français très bien ; bonne qualité
Distribution: OA onward(s)OA onward(s): Old Assyrian onwards (ca. 1900 BCE onwards), OB onward(s)OB onward(s): Old Babylonian onwards (ca. 2000 BCE onwards)
Grammar:
pos: subst.Substantive, adj.Adjectiveroot: dmqIIIpattern: PuRRuSD-stem verbal adjective
Logogram: SIG₅
Etymology: Derived ＜ damāqu
3Attestations
OBOB: Old Babylonian (ca. 2000–1600 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) ša ṭūb libbiki lūpuš u du-um-mu-qí amrī AbB 11, 41: 16 “I want to do what pleases you – see (how I shall do) my best!” new
OBOB: Old Babylonian (ca. 2000–1600 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) panīšu aṭṭul u du-um-mu-qá-am elīšunu artašī OBTR, 131: 9 “I saw him personally and I received more kindness (or: higher quality goods?) than they”. new
OBOB: Old Babylonian (ca. 2000–1600 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) ittī PN šuʾāti dabābam du-um-mu-qá-am dubub AbB 7, 167: 8 “speak well-chosen words with that PN!” cf. ib: 25. new