udu [SHEEP] N (44281x) Early Dynastic I-II, Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Ebla, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. udu; du; udu^ku₆; udu-udu; udu^u₂-^du; u₃-du; u₆-du; ^munusudu "sheep; a fish"

See ŋiri udu uš[knife]N, udu niga[fattened sheep]N, udu sikik[wool sheep]N, udu še guʾa[sheep]N.

[1]	𒇻	udu
[2]	𒁺	du
[3]	𒇻𒄩	udu^ku₆
[4]	𒇻𒇻	udu-udu
[5]	𒇻𒌑𒁺	udu^u₂-^du
[6]	𒅇𒁺	u₃-du
[7]	𒅆𒂍𒁺	u₆-du
[8]	𒊩𒇻	^munusudu

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	12	68	1790	1	1813	227	37996	1642	613	109
[2]								3
[3]									2
[4]					1
[5]									1
[6]								1
[7]								1
[8]					1

41 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic I-II (12x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIa (68x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (1790x/4%)

Ebla (1x/0%)

Old Akkadian (1815x/4%)

Lagash II (227x/1%)

Ur III (37996x/86%)

Old Babylonian (1647x/4%)

Middle Assyrian (21x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (83x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (254x/1%)

Neo-Babylonian (253x/1%)

Persian (1x/0%)

Hellenistic (4x/0%)

unknown (109x/0%)

Senses:

1. sheep (44279x/100%)

2. a fish (2x/0%)

Akk. immeru.

Bibliography

[2011] V. Meyer-Laurin, WdO 41 222 n345.

[2005] P. Attinger, ZA 95 211.

[1972] H. Waetzoldt, UNT 3-9.

Word ID: o0041062; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0041062; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)