kul [PLANT] N (145x) Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, unknown wr. ^u₂kul; ^u₂kul-la; ^u₂  ^kukul₂; kul; ^u₂  ^u₂kul^ku-^ul; ^u₂kul₂ "a plant, weed"

[1]	𒌑𒆰	^u₂kul
[2]	𒌑𒆰𒆷	^u₂kul-la
[3]	𒌑𒆪𒄢	^u₂  ^kukul₂
[4]	𒆰	kul
[5]	𒌑𒌑𒆰𒆪𒌌	^u₂  ^u₂kul^ku-^ul
[6]	𒌑𒄢	^u₂kul₂

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]							88	8	19	9
[2]								3	3	2
[3]							7
[4]							3	2
[5]									1
[6]

9 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Ur III (98x/68%)

Old Babylonian (13x/9%)

Middle Assyrian (3x/2%)

Middle Babylonian (2x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (6x/4%)

Neo-Babylonian (12x/8%)

unknown (11x/8%)

Senses:

1. a plant, weed (145x/100%)

Akk. išbabtu.

kul

ku-ul = kul = iš-ba-ab-tum (OB Nippur Aa 177:1).

Lexical Associations

išbabtu[(a grass or weed)]N (// kul[plant])

^u₂kul = iš-bab-tum (UET 6, 0406 r 11').

^u₂kul-la = iš-⸢bab⸣-tu₂ (CT 14, pl. 38, Sm 0008+ o i 5').

^u₂kul-la = iš-bab-tum (Ura 17 Seg.1, 40).

⸢^u₂⸣  ^u₂kul^ku-^ul = ⸢iš⸣-[bab-tu₂] (MSL 10, 081 S16 o i 17').

zēru[seed(s)]N arantu[(a kind of grass)]N (// kul[plant] abgaba[plant])

^u₂kul ab₂-gaba = ⸢ze⸣-[er aranti] (Textes Scolaires, 139, 177 r 6'; Ura 17 Seg.3, 41).

zēru[seed(s)]N kammantu[(an edible plant)]N (// kul[plant] abgaba[plant])

^u₂kul ab₂-gaba = ⸢ze⸣-[er kammanti] (Textes Scolaires, 139, 177 r 8'; KADP 38 o ii 9'; Ura 17 Seg.3, 39).

zēru[seed(s)]N arantu[(a kind of grass)]N (// kul[plant] abtir[gore])

^u₂kul ab₂-tir = NUMUN ⸢a⸣-[ra-an-ti] (KADP 38 o ii 11').

zēru[seed(s)]N x (// kul[plant] abtir[gore])

^u₂kul ab₂-tir = ⸢NUMUN⸣ [...] (BM 046556 o ii' 2'').

išbabtu[(a grass or weed)]N (// kul[plant] dib[burn])

^u₂kul dib-ba = MIN<(iš-bab-tum)> (UET 6, 0406 r 12'; Ura 17 Seg.1, 41a).

⸢^u₂⸣kul dib^{di^!}-ba = iš-[bab-tu₂] (MSL 10, 081 S16 o i 18').

zēru[seed(s)]N qudru[(a plant)]N (// kul[plant] kutra[plant])

^u₂kul kutra = NUMUN ⸢qu⸣-[ud-ri] (KADP 38 o ii 7'; Ura 17 Seg.3, 37).

išbabtu[(a grass or weed)]N (// kul[plant] rib[surpassing])

^u₂kul-la rib-ba = KI.MIN<(iš-bab-tu₂)> (CT 14, pl. 38, Sm 0008+ o i 6').

^u₂kul-la rib-ba = MIN<(iš-bab-tum)> (Ura 17 Seg.1, 41).

qaqqadānû[with large head]AJ (// kul[plant] saŋ[head])

^u₂kul saŋ = ⸢qaq-qa^?-da^?⸣-nu (AOAT 275, 607, BM 073313 r 3'; UET 6, 0406 r 15').

šammu[plant(s)]N qaqqadānû[with large head]AJ (// kul[plant] saŋ[head])

^u₂kul saŋ = šam-mu qaq-qa-da-nu (Ura 17 Seg.1, 43).

labubittu[(a plant)]N (// kul[plant] saŋ[head] la[hang])

^u₂kul saŋ lal₂ = la-⸢bu-bit-tum⸣ (AOAT 275, 607, BM 073313 r 5'; Ura 17 Seg.1, 45).

qaqqadānû[with large head]AJ (// kul[plant] saŋ[head] la[hang])

^u₂kul saŋ lal₂ = qaq-qa-⸢da⸣-ni-⸢tu₂⸣ (AOAT 275, 607, BM 073313 r 4').

^u₂kul saŋ lal₂ = qaq-qa-da-ni-tum (Ura 17 Seg.1, 44).

^u₂kul saŋ la₂ = qaq-qa-da-ni-tum (UET 6, 0406 r 16').

References for all phrases

kul[plant]

u₂-kul (OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 189; PBS 12, 04 o iv 19'; MSL 13, 13 J, 14 R r v 11').

^u₂kul (FLP 2223 r 5; Education in the Earliest Schools no. 120 o 2).

[^u₂]kul-[la] (CUSAS 12, 3.4.1 b i 39'; CT 06, pl. 11-14, BM 092611 b ii 33; OB Nippur Ura 4 216).

⸢^u₂⸣kul-[la] = [...] (CBS 11889 o i frg.1 8').

^u₂kul = iš-bab-tum (UET 6, 0406 r 11').

^u₂kul-la = iš-⸢bab⸣-tu₂ (CT 14, pl. 38, Sm 0008+ o i 5').

^u₂kul-la = iš-bab-tum (Ura 17 Seg.1, 40).

⸢^u₂⸣  ^u₂kul^ku-^ul = ⸢iš⸣-[bab-tu₂] (MSL 10, 081 S16 o i 17').

kul[plant] KI-RI-RI

^u₂kul KI-RI-RI (AlT 447 r ii 33').

kul[plant] abgaba[plant]

^u₂kul ab₂-gaba = ⸢ze⸣-[er aranti] (Textes Scolaires, 139, 177 r 6'; Ura 17 Seg.3, 41).

^u₂kul ab₂-gaba = ⸢ze⸣-[er kammanti] (Textes Scolaires, 139, 177 r 8'; KADP 38 o ii 9'; Ura 17 Seg.3, 39).

kul[plant] abtir[gore]

^u₂kul ab₂-tir = [...] (BM 046556 o ii' 4'').

^u₂kul ab₂-tir = NUMUN ⸢a⸣-[ra-an-ti] (KADP 38 o ii 11').

^u₂kul ab₂-tir = ⸢NUMUN⸣ [...] (BM 046556 o ii' 2'').

kul[plant] dib[burn]

^u₂kul dib-ba = MIN<(iš-bab-tum)> (UET 6, 0406 r 12'; Ura 17 Seg.1, 41a).

⸢^u₂⸣kul dib^{di^!}-ba = iš-[bab-tu₂] (MSL 10, 081 S16 o i 18').

kul[plant] kutra[plant]

^u₂kul ⸢kutra⸣ = [...] (Textes Scolaires, 139, 177 r 4').

^u₂kul kutra = NUMUN ⸢qu⸣-[ud-ri] (KADP 38 o ii 7'; Ura 17 Seg.3, 37).

kul[plant] rib[surpassing]

^u₂kul-la rib-ba = KI.MIN<(iš-bab-tu₂)> (CT 14, pl. 38, Sm 0008+ o i 6').

^u₂kul-la rib-ba = MIN<(iš-bab-tum)> (Ura 17 Seg.1, 41).

kul[plant] saŋ[head]

^u₂kul saŋ (FLP 2223 r 6).

⸢^u₂⸣kul ⸢saŋ⸣ = [...] (MSL 10, 081 S16 o i 20').

^u₂kul saŋ = ⸢qaq-qa^?-da^?⸣-nu (AOAT 275, 607, BM 073313 r 3'; UET 6, 0406 r 15').

^u₂kul saŋ = šam-mu qaq-qa-da-nu (Ura 17 Seg.1, 43).

kul[plant] saŋ[head] la[hang]

^u₂kul saŋ lal₂ = la-⸢bu-bit-tum⸣ (AOAT 275, 607, BM 073313 r 5'; Ura 17 Seg.1, 45).

^u₂kul saŋ lal₂ = qaq-qa-⸢da⸣-ni-⸢tu₂⸣ (AOAT 275, 607, BM 073313 r 4').

^u₂kul saŋ lal₂ = qaq-qa-da-ni-tum (Ura 17 Seg.1, 44).

^u₂kul saŋ la₂ = qaq-qa-da-ni-tum (UET 6, 0406 r 16').

kul[plant] x x

[^u₂]kul ⸢x⸣ [x] = [...] (MSL 10, 081 S16 o i 21').

Bibliography

[2004] M. Molina and M. Such-Gutiérrez, JNES 63 11.

[1987] M. Civil, Organization of Power 52.

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