ku [PLACE] V/t (212x) Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. ku-ku; ku; ku₄-ku₄; ^ku-^uku; kur₉; ku^ku-^kuku; kug "to place, lay (down), lay (eggs); to spread, discharge"

See u ku[sleep]V/i.

[1]	𒆪𒆪	ku-ku
[2]	𒆪	ku
[3]	𒆭𒆭	ku₄-ku₄
[4]	𒆪𒌋𒆪	^ku-^uku
[5]	𒆭	kur₉
[6]	𒆪𒆪𒆪𒆪	ku^ku-^kuku
[7]	𒆬	kug

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]					1		1	63	43	2
[2]					4	1		71	13	1
[3]						4	1	2	1
[4]									2
[5]								1
[6]									1
[7]

68 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Akkadian (5x/2%)

Lagash II (5x/2%)

Ur III (2x/1%)

Old Babylonian (137x/65%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (39x/18%)

Neo-Babylonian (3x/1%)

Hellenistic (17x/8%)

unknown (3x/1%)

Verbal prefixes: V ; V.m ; V.n ; V.ra.da ; ba ; ba.i.b ; ba.n ; ba.ra.ta ; ba.ši ; bara.V.ši ; bara.ba.i ; ga ; ha.mu ; ha.mu.a ; mu.a ; mu.a.e ; mu.da ; mu.n ; mu.n.ši ; mu.na ; na ; nu ; nu.V.m ; nu.V.m.ši ; nu.V.m.ši.b ; nu.V.n.da ; nu.V.n.ši ; nu.ba.i ; nu.mu.e.ši.n ; nu.mu.n ; nu.mu.n.da ; nu.mu.n.x ; nu.mu.n.ši ; nu.mu.na ; nu.mu.ni ; nu.mu.x ; nu.mu.ši ; nu.ši ; u ; ša.V.ra.i .

Senses:

1. to place, lay (down), lay (eggs) (209x/99%)

2. to spread, discharge (3x/1%)

Akk. nadû; uṣṣu.

Bibliography

[2004] J. Bauer, St Pettinato 3-4.

ku

= na-du-u₂-um (JCS 04, 75-76 1, 3; OB Nippur Ea 11; Ea 01 132; Moussaieff OB Aa r ii 52, r ii 53).

(OB Nippur Ea 10; OB Nippur Aa 10:1, 10:2, 10:3).

ku-ku

= tamṭâtum (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 o ii 38'a; YOS 01, 53 o ii 57a; Ea 01 159, 160).

Lexical Associations

nadû[throw (down)]V (// ku[place])

ku = na-du-u (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 o ii 13'; YOS 01, 53 o ii 35; Ea 01 132).

sakāpu[rest]V ša[of]DET ṣalālu[lie (down)]V (// ku[place])

ku⸢^ku-^ku⸣ku = MIN<(sa-ka-pu)> ša₂ ṣa-la-li (RA 13, 190-191, K 02055 r ii 13).

tamṭītu[diminution]N (// ku[place])

ku-ku = tam-ṭa-a-tum (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 o ii 38'a; YOS 01, 53 o ii 57a; Ea 01 160).

tarāku[beat]V (// ku[place])

ku = ta^?-ra-kum (Moussaieff OB Aa r ii 53).

ṣalālu[lie (down)]V (// ku[place])

ku = ṣa-la-lum (Moussaieff OB Aa r ii 52).

ku-ku = ṣa-la-a-lu (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 o ii 38'; YOS 01, 53 o ii 57; Ea 01 159).

References for all phrases

ku[place]

ku (MSL 02, pl. 01-02 o i 10, o i 11; HS 1777 o i 13; MSL 14, 018 Aq r i 10, r i 11; OB Nippur Ea 10, 11; MSL 14, 029 Kw r i 10, r i 11; MSL 14, 018 Az r i 5', r i 6'; MSL 14, 029 Kx o i 6', o i 7'; MSL 14, 028 Kd r i 1'; PBS 05, 112 r i 5', r i 6'; MSL 14, 017 Ad o i 7; PBS 05, 111 & 127 r i 10, r i 11; MSL 14, 018 Ap r i 10, r i 11; MSL 14, 018 As r i 10, r i 11; MSL 14, 018 Ba r i 5', r i 6'; MSL 14, 018 Bb o i 2').

ku = na-du-u₂-um (JCS 04, 75-76 1; UM 55-21-421 o 6').

ku = na-du-u₄ (OB Nippur Aa 10:1).

ku = na-ka-a-šum (OB Nippur Aa 10:2).

⸢^ku⸣-^uku = [...] (RA 17, 159, K 08305 o i' 9'; RA 13, 190-191, K 02055 o ii 11').

KU.KU = i-ta-ad-⸢du⸣-[u₂] (OB Nippur Aa 25:2).

ku = na-du-u (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 o ii 13'; YOS 01, 53 o ii 35; Ea 01 132).

ku⸢^ku-^ku⸣ku = MIN<(sa-ka-pu)> ša₂ ṣa-la-li (RA 13, 190-191, K 02055 r ii 13).

ku-ku = tam-ṭa-a-tum (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 o ii 38'a; YOS 01, 53 o ii 57a; Ea 01 160).

ku = ta^?-ra-kum (Moussaieff OB Aa r ii 53).

ku = ṣa-la-lum (Moussaieff OB Aa r ii 52).

ku-ku = ṣa-la-a-lu (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 o ii 38'; YOS 01, 53 o ii 57; Ea 01 159).

u[sleep] ku[place]

<(u₃)> ku = [ṣa]-⸢la⸣-a-lum (OB Nippur Aa 10:3).

<(u₃)> ku = ⸢ṣa⸣-[la]-⸢lu-um⸣ (UM 55-21-421 o 9').

<(u₃)> ku = ṣa-la-lum (JCS 04, 75-76 3).

<(u₃)> ku-ku = ṣa-al-[la-lum] (OB Nippur Aa 25:4).

u[sleep] ku[place]

<(u₃)> ku = [ṣa]-⸢la⸣-a-lum (OB Nippur Aa 10:3).

<(u₃)> ku = ⸢ṣa⸣-[la]-⸢lu-um⸣ (UM 55-21-421 o 9').

<(u₃)> ku = ṣa-la-lum (JCS 04, 75-76 3).

<(u₃)> ku-ku = ṣa-al-[la-lum] (OB Nippur Aa 25:4).

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