gu [CORD] N (847x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Ebla, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. gu; gu-gu; gu₂ "cord, net; unretted flax stalks; bundle; thread"

See engar gu[farmer]N, gu dub[align]V/t, gu la[bundle]V/t.

[1]	𒄖	gu
[2]	𒄖𒄖	gu-gu
[3]	𒄘	gu₂

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		44	68		78	28	373	225	23	3
[2]			1			1		2
[3]				1

17 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (44x/5%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (69x/8%)

Ebla (1x/0%)

Old Akkadian (78x/9%)

Lagash II (29x/3%)

Ur III (373x/44%)

Old Babylonian (227x/27%)

Middle Babylonian (6x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (12x/1%)

Neo-Babylonian (2x/0%)

Hellenistic (3x/0%)

unknown (3x/0%)

Senses:

1. cord, net (801x/95%)

2. unretted flax stalks (39x/5%)

3. bundle (4x/0%)

4. thread (3x/0%)

Akk. qû.

Bibliography

[1998] J. Bauer, Vorsargonische Abschnitt 536.

Word ID: o0028484; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0028484; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)