dun [DIG] V/t (59x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian wr. dun; dun-dun; ^du-^undun; dun^du-^un-^du-^undun; du-un-du-un; dun^du-^un-dun "to dig; hole"

[1]	𒂄	dun
[2]	𒂄𒂄	dun-dun
[3]	𒁺𒌦𒂄	^du-^undun
[4]	𒂄𒁺𒌦𒁺𒌦𒂄	dun^du-^un-^du-^undun
[5]	𒁺𒌦𒁺𒌦	du-un-du-un
[6]	𒂄𒁺𒌦𒂄	dun^du-^un-dun
+	--ne=n.e (1x/2%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			17		5		4	17	1
[2]								6	2
[3]									3
[4]									2
[5]								1
[6]									1

31 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (17x/29%)

Old Akkadian (5x/8%)

Ur III (4x/7%)

Old Babylonian (24x/41%)

Neo-Assyrian (9x/15%)

Verbal prefixes:V; V.b; Vmma.n; al; ba; ba.da.n; ba.n; ba.n.ši.n; mu; mu.n; mu.na; na.mu.V.n; nu; nu.V.n.

Senses:

1. to dig (58x/98%)

2. hole [N] (1x/2%)

Akk. herû.

Bibliography

[2005] P. Attinger, ZA 95 269.

Word ID: o0026378; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0026378; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)