kurun [BEER] N (153x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic wr. kurun₂; kurun; kurun₃; kurun₅; kurunₓ(DIN.KASKAL); kurun₂-kurun₂; kurinⁱⁿ; kurun-nam; kurunₓ(DIN.BI); gu-ru-un; kurun₂-ne-em₃ "a beer; blood; (to be) good; (to be) sweet"

[1]	𒁷	kurun₂
[2]	𒁉𒁷	kurun
[3]	𒂁	kurun₃
[4]	𒁉𒈪	kurun₅
[5]	𒁷𒆜	kurunₓ(DIN.KASKAL)
[6]	𒁷𒁷	kurun₂-kurun₂
[7]	𒂁𒅔	kurinⁱⁿ
[8]	𒁉𒁷𒉆	kurun-nam
[9]	𒁷𒁉	kurunₓ(DIN.BI)
[10]	𒄖𒊒𒌦	gu-ru-un
[11]	𒁷𒉈𒉘	kurun₂-ne-em₃
+	--na=n.a (20x/13%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		6	2			1	1	64	4
[2]							1	47	4
[3]								8	2
[4]								5
[5]					3
[6]								2
[7]								1
[8]									1
[9]					1
[10]
[11]

26 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (6x/4%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (2x/1%)

Old Akkadian (4x/3%)

Lagash II (1x/1%)

Ur III (2x/1%)

Old Babylonian (127x/83%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (8x/5%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/1%)

Hellenistic (1x/1%)

Senses:

1. a beer (149x/97%)

2. blood (4x/3%)

3. (to be) good [V/i]

4. (to be) sweet [V/i]

Akk. dāmu; kurunnu; ṭābu.

Bibliography

[2012] C. Wilke, NABU 2012/60.

[2006] H. Waetzoldt, ZA 96 183-4.

[1995] M. Powell, Origins and Ancient History of Wine 104.

[1964] M. Civil, Studies Oppenheim 88 wn27.

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