bargungunu [CHAMELEON] N (28x) Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. ban₂-ḪU; bar-gun₃-gun₃-nu; ban₂-ḪU-nu; bar-gun₃-gun₃; bar-gun₃-na; pa-ḪU; ba-an-ḪU-na; ban₂-gun₃-gun₃-nu "chameleon; an animal"

[1]	𒑏𒄷	ban₂-ḪU
[2]	𒁇𒁯𒁯𒉡	bar-gun₃-gun₃-nu
[3]	𒑏𒄷𒉡	ban₂-ḪU-nu
[4]	𒁇𒁯𒁯	bar-gun₃-gun₃
[5]	𒁇𒁯𒈾	bar-gun₃-na
[6]	𒉺𒄷	pa-ḪU
[7]	𒁀𒀭𒄷𒈾	ba-an-ḪU-na
[8]	𒑏𒁯𒁯𒉡	ban₂-gun₃-gun₃-nu
+	--na=n.a (6x/21%).

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

8 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (9x/32%)

Middle Babylonian (6x/21%)

Neo-Assyrian (11x/39%)

Neo-Babylonian (2x/7%)

Senses:

1. chameleon (28x/100%)

2. an animal

Akk. hurbabilu.

Lexical Associations

hurbabillu[chameleon?]N (// bargungunu[chameleon])

⸢bar⸣-gun₃-gun₃ = ḫur-⸢ba^?⸣-[bi-lu] (Textes Scolaires, 103, 145 r i' 7').

bar-gun₃-⸢gun₃⸣-nu = ⸢ḫur⸣-[ba-bi-lu] (LTBA 1, 40 o iii 35').

bar-gun₃-gun₃-nu = ḫur-ba-bi-⸢lum⸣ (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a o ii' 1'; LTBA 1, 46 o ii' 8'; Ura 14 207).

bar-gun₃-⸢na^?⸣ = ḫur-ba-bi-[lum] (LTBA 1, 45 r i 33).

ayyaru[flower]N ilu[god]N (// bargungunu[chameleon] kur[mountain])

bar-gun₃-gun₃ kur-ra = a-[a-ar DINGIR^?] (Textes Scolaires, 103, 145 r i' 8').

bar-gun₃-gun₃-nu kur-ra = a-⸢a⸣-[ar DINGIR^?] (LTBA 1, 40 o iii 36'; CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a o ii' 2'; LTBA 1, 46 o ii' 9'; RA 14, 79, K 00152+ r ii 9'; Ura 14 208).

bar-⸢gun₃-na^?⸣ kur-ra = ia-ar ⸢DINGIR⸣ (LTBA 1, 45 r i 34).

References for all phrases

bargungunu[chameleon]

ba-an-ḪU-na (A 07896 x' 39).

ban₂-ḪU (OB Nippur Ura 3 316; SLT 051 r ii 5; HS 1799 c ii 13).

⸢bar⸣-gun₃-gun₃ = ḫur-⸢ba^?⸣-[bi-lu] (Textes Scolaires, 103, 145 r i' 7').

bar-gun₃-⸢gun₃⸣-nu = ⸢ḫur⸣-[ba-bi-lu] (LTBA 1, 40 o iii 35').

bar-gun₃-gun₃-nu = ḫur-ba-bi-⸢lum⸣ (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a o ii' 1'; LTBA 1, 46 o ii' 8'; Ura 14 207).

bar-gun₃-⸢na^?⸣ = ḫur-ba-bi-[lum] (LTBA 1, 45 r i 33).

bargungunu[chameleon] kur[mountain]

⸢ban₂⸣-ḪU kur-ra (SLT 051 r ii 6).

bar-gun₃-gun₃ kur-ra = a-[a-ar DINGIR^?] (Textes Scolaires, 103, 145 r i' 8').

bar-gun₃-gun₃-nu kur-ra = a-⸢a⸣-[ar DINGIR^?] (LTBA 1, 40 o iii 36'; CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a o ii' 2'; LTBA 1, 46 o ii' 9'; RA 14, 79, K 00152+ r ii 9'; Ura 14 208).

bar-⸢gun₃-na^?⸣ kur-ra = ia-ar ⸢DINGIR⸣ (LTBA 1, 45 r i 34).

ašag[field] dud[mound] bargungunu[chameleon]

a-šag₄ du₆ ban₂-ḪU (OB Nippur Ura 5 155).

kuš[skin] bargungunu[chameleon]

⸢kuš⸣ ban₂-ḪU (HS 1671 r ii 7).

kuš ban₂-ḪU-na (Emar 6/1, p. 264-265, Msk 74105a o i 37; ASJ 09, 289-291 o i 9').

kuš ban₂-ḪU-nu (OB Nippur Ura 2 363; MSL 07, 209 V01 r ii 6).

kuš pa-ḪU-na (Emar 6/2, p. 571-574, Msk 74247 o i 39).

kuš[skin] bargungunu[chameleon] kur[mountain]

kuš ⸢ban₂-ḪU-na kur⸣-[ra] (Emar 6/1, p. 264-265, Msk 74105a o i 38; ASJ 09, 289-291 o i 10').

kuš pa-ḪU-na kur^!-ra (Emar 6/2, p. 571-574, Msk 74247 o i 40).

Bibliography

[2007] J. Peterson, Faunal Conception 62 nt. 185.

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