nunuz [EGG] N (281x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic wr. nunuz; ^na₄nunuz; nu-ud; nunuz^zabar; nu-nuz; nunuz^mušen; ^dugnunuz; ^kušnunuz "egg; roe (of fish); egg-shaped vessel; ovoid bead"

[1]	𒉭	nunuz
[2]	𒉌𒌓𒉭	^na₄nunuz
[3]	𒉡𒌓	nu-ud
[4]	𒉭𒌓𒅗𒁇	nunuz^zabar
[5]	𒉡𒉭	nu-nuz
[6]	𒉭𒄷	nunuz^mušen
[7]	𒂁𒉭	^dugnunuz
[8]	𒋢𒉭	^kušnunuz

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		4	10		18	4	55	83	38
[2]							4	26	29
[3]									3
[4]									3
[5]								1
[6]								1
[7]									1
[8]								1

22 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (4x/1%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (10x/4%)

Old Akkadian (18x/6%)

Lagash II (4x/1%)

Ur III (59x/21%)

Old Babylonian (112x/40%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (20x/7%)

Neo-Assyrian (37x/13%)

Neo-Babylonian (13x/5%)

Hellenistic (3x/1%)

Senses:

1. egg (250x/89%)

2. roe (of fish)

3. egg-shaped vessel (1x/0%)

4. ovoid bead (30x/11%)

Akk. erimmatu; pelû.

Bibliography

[1981] D. Owen, ZA 71 40 wn11; 43.

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