kaʾa [FOX] (N)

126 instances

kaʾa [FOX] N (126x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic wr. ka₅-a; ka₅; ka₅-aku₆ "fox; (a fish)"

[1]𒈜𒀀ka₅-a
[2]𒈜ka₅
[3]𒈜𒀀𒄩ka₅-aku₆
PCED IIIaED IIIbEblaOAkkLag IIUr IIIOBPost-OB(unknown)
[1]1329312
[2]155
[3]13

8 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (2x/2%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (3x/2%)

Old Akkadian (2x/2%)

Old Babylonian (99x/79%)

Middle Babylonian (5x/4%)

Neo-Assyrian (10x/8%)

Neo-Babylonian (3x/2%)

Hellenistic (2x/2%)

Senses:

1. fox (122x/97%)

2. (a fish) (4x/3%)

Akk. šēlebu.

ka₅

ka-a = ka₅ = x (AJSL 36.2,158-160 iii 5'; OB Nippur Ea 579).

Lexical Associations

šēlebu[fox]N (// kaʾa[fox])

ka₅ = še-⸢le⸣-bu-um (CBS 00157+ r ii 31').

ka₅-a = še-el-li-bi (LTBA 1, 40 o ii 34; Ura 14 108).

ka₅-a = še-e-la-bu (LTBA 1, 45 o ii 21').

ka₅-a = še-le-bu (K 02056 o i 39').

⸢ka₅⸣-aku₆ = še-el-li-bi (BM 093079 r 12').

[ka₅-a]ku₆ = še-le-bu (UET 7, 0132 o i 38'; Ura 18 Seg.2, 41).

mašku[skin]N šēlebu[fox]N (// kuš[skin] kaʾa[fox])

[kuš] ⸢ka₅⸣-a = MIN<(mašak)> še-el-li-bi (LTBA 1, 33 o i 20').

[kuš] ka₅-a = MIN<(mašak)> še-⸢le⸣-[bi] (BaM 10, 129 W 23830d o i' 22').

kuš ⸢ka₅-a⸣ = MIN<(maš-ka)> še-la-bi (Emar 6/1, p. 257, Msk 74103b o i 35).

[kuš] ka₅-a = MIN<(maš-ku)> še-le-bi (Ura 11 section 1, 38).

References for all phrases

kaʾa[fox]

ka₅ (OB Nippur Ea 579; MSL 14, 018 Bb r vi 42).

ka₅ = [...] (AJSL 36.2,158-160 iii 5').

ka₅-a (OB Nippur Ura 3 303; A 07896 x' 24).

⸢ka₅⸣-aku₆ (SLT 76 r ii 2).

ka₅ = še-⸢le⸣-bu-um (CBS 00157+ r ii 31').

ka₅-a = še-el-li-bi (LTBA 1, 40 o ii 34; Ura 14 108).

ka₅-a = še-e-la-bu (LTBA 1, 45 o ii 21').

ka₅-a = še-le-bu (K 02056 o i 39').

⸢ka₅⸣-aku₆ = še-el-li-bi (BM 093079 r 12').

[ka₅-a]ku₆ = še-le-bu (UET 7, 0132 o i 38'; Ura 18 Seg.2, 41).

e[house] kaʾa[fox]

e₂ ka₅-a (OB Nippur Kagal 152, 153; CUSAS 12, 2.1.1 o ii 17').

kuš[skin] kaʾa[fox]

⸢kuš⸣ ka₅-a (HS 1671 r ii 5; Emar 6/1, p. 264-265, Msk 74105a o i 21; FAOS 02/1, 215 b i 11'; OB Nippur Ura 2 361; MSL 07, 209 V01 r ii 4; Emar 6/2, p. 571-574, Msk 74247 o i 23).

[kuš] ⸢ka₅⸣-a = MIN<(mašak)> še-el-li-bi (LTBA 1, 33 o i 20').

[kuš] ka₅-a = MIN<(mašak)> še-⸢le⸣-[bi] (BaM 10, 129 W 23830d o i' 22').

kuš ⸢ka₅-a⸣ = MIN<(maš-ka)> še-la-bi (Emar 6/1, p. 257, Msk 74103b o i 35).

[kuš] ka₅-a = MIN<(maš-ku)> še-le-bi (Ura 11 section 1, 38).

kuš[skin] x kaʾa[fox]

[kuš x] ⸢ka₅-a⸣ (FAOS 02/1, 215 b i 12').

ŋeštin[vine] kaʾa[fox]

ŋešŋeštin ⸢ka₅⸣-[a] (EEN 268-269 KM 89542 a i 2'; Anonymous 447996 o iv 38).

Bibliography

[2005] C. Mittermayer, Tierkopfzeichen 70-74.

Word ID: o0031413; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0031413; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)