ku [PLACE] V/t (248x) Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, 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			56	68	2
[2]					4	1		84	16	1
[3]						4	1	2	4
[4]									2
[5]								1
[6]									1
[7]

76 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Akkadian (5x/2%)

Lagash II (5x/2%)

Ur III (1x/0%)

Old Babylonian (143x/58%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (64x/26%)

Neo-Babylonian (3x/1%)

Hellenistic (22x/9%)

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) (245x/99%)

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

Akk. nadû; uṣṣu.

Bibliography

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

Word ID: o0032430; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0032430; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)