ab [COW] (N)

8477 instances

ab [COW] N (8477x) Early Dynastic I-II, Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. ab₂; ab; ab₂-ab₂; am "cow"

[1] 𒀖 ab₂
[2] 𒀊 ab
[3] 𒀖𒀖 ab₂-ab₂
[4] 𒄠 am
+ --ba=b.a (1x/0%).
PC ED IIIa ED IIIb Ebla OAkk Lag II Ur III OB Post-OB (unknown)
[1] 1 6 254 352 15 7337 449 49 5
[2] 1 3 2
[3] 1 1
[4] 1

29 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic I-II (1x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIa (7x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (255x/3%)

Old Akkadian (353x/4%)

Lagash II (15x/0%)

Ur III (7337x/87%)

Old Babylonian (453x/5%)

Middle Assyrian (12x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (2x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (19x/0%)

Neo-Babylonian (11x/0%)

Hellenistic (7x/0%)

unknown (5x/0%)

Senses:

1. cow (8477x/100%)

Akk. arhu; littu.

Bibliography

[2007] H. Waetzoldt, RlA 11 376.

[1995] R. Englund, OrNS 64 394.

[1995] M. Stol, BSA 8 175; 178.

ab₂

= arhu (K 04263+ r i 20').

Lexical Associations

arhu[cow]N (// ab[cow])

ab₂ = ar-ḫu [...] (RA 14, 79, K 00152+ r ii 25; K 04263+ r i 20'; VS 24, 13 o i 23'; Ura 13 Seg.1, 277; Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 r ii 5''; CTMMA 2, 055 r iii 1; K 13626+ i' 10').

ša[of]DET bur-ša i-ze-ru (// ab[cow] amar[young] hulu[bad])

[ab₂ amar] ḫul-a! = ⸢MIN⸣<(ša)> bur-ša i-⸢ze⸣-ru (LTBA 1, 36 r 4').

ša[of]DET būru[(bull) calf]N nīlu[lying down]AJ (// ab[cow] amar[young] nud[lie])

[ab₂ amar] ⸢nud⸣-a = ša bur-ša ni-⸢lu⸣ (LTBA 1, 36 r 2').

ša[of]DET būru[(bull) calf]N alāku[go]V (// ab[cow] amar[young] šub[fall])

[ab₂ amar] šub-ba = ⸢MIN⸣<(ša)> bur-ša i-la-ku (LTBA 1, 36 r 3').

peṣû[white]AJ (// ab[cow] babbar[white])

⸢ab₂⸣ babbar = pa-ṣi-tu (LTBA 1, 36 r 5').

izbu[misbirth]N (// ab[cow] gangig[miscarriage] dug[speak])

[ab₂ gan₂]-⸢gig⸣ dug₄-ga = e-⸢zib?⸣-[tu?] (LTBA 1, 36 r 12').

ṣalmu[black]AJ (// ab[cow] giggig[black])

[ab₂] giggi = ṣa-lim-tu (LTBA 1, 36 r 6').

burrumu[multicoloured]AJ (// ab[cow] gunu[speckled])

⸢ab₂⸣ gun₃-a = bar-ru-⸢un⸣-[tu] (LTBA 1, 36 r 8').

warqu[yellow]AJ (// ab[cow] sissig[green])

[ab₂] sig₇ = ⸢e⸣-ri-iq-[tu] (LTBA 1, 36 r 9').

sāmu[red]AJ (// ab[cow] su[red])

⸢ab₂⸣ sa₅ = sa-an-⸢tu⸣ (LTBA 1, 36 r 7').

wālittu[one who gives birth]N (// ab[cow] utud[bear])

ab₂ u₃-tud = MIN<(a?-lit?-tu₂?)> (Ura 13 Seg.1, 283; CTMMA 2, 055 r iii 4b).

wālittu[one who gives birth]N (// ab[cow] x)

[ab₂ x] = a?-lit?-tu₂? (Ura 13 Seg.1, 282; CTMMA 2, 055 r iii 4a).

hasīsu[ear]N sammû[lyre]N (// ab[cow] zamin[lyre])

ab₂ za₃-mi₂ = ḫa-zi-za <za>-am-me₂-e (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r ii 19).

littu[cow]N (// ab[cow] ŋar[place])

ab₂ ŋar-ra = MIN<(lit-tum)> (Ura 13 Seg.1, 279; CTMMA 2, 055 r iii 2b).

šuginû[(a type of offering)]N (// ab[cow] šuagina[offerings])

[ab₂] ⸢šu⸣-gi-na! = šu-gi-nu-[u₂] (LTBA 1, 36 r 11').

šību[old one]N (// ab[cow] šugi[senior])

[ab₂] šu-gi = ⸢še⸣-eb-[tu] (LTBA 1, 36 r 10').

mahrû[first]AJ (// gud[ox] ab[cow] saŋ[head])

gud ab₂ saŋ-ŋa₂ = maḫ-ru-[u₂] (MSL SS 1, 042 o 16; Ura 13 Seg.1, 236).

References for all phrases

ab[cow]

ab₂ (Ebla Sign List 98; ED Animals B 10; Fs Steve 145-147, TS. B V 68 iii frg.c 3'; SLT 051 o ii 5'; OB Nippur Ura 3 205; CUNES 52-10-145 a iii 10'; CUNES 52-18-182 o 1, r 1).

ab₂-ab₂ (ED Animals A 25).

ab₂ = ar-ḫu [...] (RA 14, 79, K 00152+ r ii 25; K 04263+ r i 20'; VS 24, 13 o i 23'; Ura 13 Seg.1, 277; Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 r ii 5''; CTMMA 2, 055 r iii 1; K 13626+ i' 10').

ab[cow] GAR.UD[~cow]

ab₂ UD-GAR (ED Animals B 11).

ab[cow] IGI@g[~cow]

ab₂ IGIg (ED Animals A 15).

ab[cow] IGI@g[~cow] giggig[black]

ab₂ IGIg giggi (ED Animals A 16).

ab[cow] NAGA LU

ab₂ NAGA LU (ED Animals A 114).

ab[cow] amar[young] gaba[chest]

ab₂ amar gaba (ED Animals B 13).

ab[cow] amar[young] hulu[bad]

[ab₂ amar] ḫul-a! = ⸢MIN⸣<(ša)> bur-ša i-⸢ze⸣-ru (LTBA 1, 36 r 4').

ab[cow] amar[young] nud[lie]

[ab₂ amar] ⸢nud⸣-a = ša bur-ša ni-⸢lu⸣ (LTBA 1, 36 r 2').

ab[cow] amar[young] šub[fall]

[ab₂ amar] šub-ba = ⸢MIN⸣<(ša)> bur-ša i-la-ku (LTBA 1, 36 r 3').

ab[cow] babbar[white]

ab₂ babbar (ED Animals A 3; CUNES 52-10-145 a iii 11'; FAOS 02/1, 215 b iii 25').

⸢ab₂⸣ babbar = pa-ṣi-tu (LTBA 1, 36 r 5').

ab[cow] bar[outside] šu

ab₂ bar šu (ED Animals A 7).

ab[cow] bar[outside] šugi[senior]

ab₂ bar gi (ED Animals A 9).

ab[cow] dara[red]

ab₂ dara₄ (ED Animals A 12).

ab[cow] eš[three]

ab₂ eš (ED Animals A 5).

ab[cow] ga[milk]

ab₂ ga (ED Animals B 9).

ab[cow] gangig[miscarriage] dug[speak]

[ab₂ gan₂]-⸢gig⸣ dug₄-ga = e-⸢zib?⸣-[tu?] (LTBA 1, 36 r 12').

ab[cow] giggig[black]

ab₂ giggi (ED Animals A 4; CUNES 52-10-145 a iii 12'; FAOS 02/1, 215 b iii 26').

[ab₂] giggi = ṣa-lim-tu (LTBA 1, 36 r 6').

ab[cow] gud[ox]

ab₂ gud (FAOS 02/1, 215 b iii 30').

ab[cow] gunu[speckled]

ab₂ gun₃-[a] (FAOS 02/1, 215 b iii 28').

⸢ab₂⸣ gun₃-a = bar-ru-⸢un⸣-[tu] (LTBA 1, 36 r 8').

ab[cow] gur[~animal]

ab₂ gur₈ (ED Animals A 26).

ab[cow] ib[hips] gig[sick]

ab₂ ib₂ gig (SLT 051 o ii 6'; OB Nippur Ura 3 215).

ab[cow] kun[tail] babbar[white]

ab₂ kun babbar (ED Animals A 18; SLT 051 o ii 8').

ab[cow] mah[great]

⸢ab₂ maḫ⸣ (CUNES 52-10-145 a iii 13').

ab[cow] mah[mature]

ab₂ maḫ₂ (ED Animals A 17; HS 1799 b iii 11; OB Nippur Ura 3 217; CUNES 52-18-182 o 2, r 2).

[ab₂] maḫ₂ = xu (Ura 13 Seg.1, 280; Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 r ii 8'').

ab[cow] mu[year] 1(aš)

ab₂ mu 1(aš) (SLT 051 o ii 9').

ab[cow] mu[year] 2(aš)

ab₂ mu 2(aš) (SLT 051 o ii 10').

ab[cow] mu[year] 3(aš)

ab₂ mu 3(aš) (SLT 051 o ii 11').

ab[cow] mu[year] uš[three] bal

ab₂ mu uš ⸢bal⸣ = [...] [...] (UM 29-15-134 r i 4').

ab[cow] munzer

[ab₂] ⸢munzer?⸣ = MIN<(xu)> (Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 r ii 9'').

ab[cow] munzer[licorice]

ab₂ munzerₓ(ŠEŠ.KI.DIM׊E) (ED Animals A 109).

ab[cow] nagar

ab₂ nagar (ED Animals A 112).

ab[cow] namra[booty]

ab₂ nam-⸢ra⸣ (FAOS 02/1, 215 b iii 24').

ab[cow] peš[thick]

ab₂ peš (ED Animals B 14).

⸢ab₂⸣ peš₇ (TMH NF 1-2, 278 r ii 2; OB Nippur Ura 3 207).

ab₂ pešₓ(ŠA₃×SAL) (ED Animals B 12).

ab[cow] sadug[offerings]

ab₂ sa₂-dug₄ (SLT 051 o ii 4').

ab[cow] saŋ[head]

ab₂ saŋ (ED Animals A 23).

ab[cow] saŋ[head] dara[red]

ab₂ saŋ dara₄ (ED Animals A 24).

ab[cow] si[horn] babbar[white]

ab₂ si babbar (ED Animals A 110).

ab[cow] si[horn] su[red]

ab₂ si su₄ (ED Animals A 111).

ab[cow] si[horn] ŋal[be]

⸢ab₂ si⸣ [nu-ŋal₂-la] (HS 1799 b iii 14; OB Nippur Ura 3 220).

⸢ab₂ si⸣ [ŋal₂-la] (HS 1799 b iii 13; OB Nippur Ura 3 219).

ab[cow] sissig[green]

ab₂ sig₇-⸢sig₇⸣ (FAOS 02/1, 215 b iii 29').

[ab₂] sig₇ = ⸢e⸣-ri-iq-[tu] (LTBA 1, 36 r 9').

ab[cow] su[red]

ab₂ su₁₃-[a] (FAOS 02/1, 215 b iii 27').

ab₂ su₄ (ED Animals A 11).

⸢ab₂⸣ sa₅ = sa-an-⸢tu⸣ (LTBA 1, 36 r 7').

ab[cow] suhub[~oxen]

⸢ab₂⸣ suḫub (TMH NF 1-2, 278 r ii 4).

ab₂ suḫub(3xAN.BAR) (ED Animals A 10).

ab₂ suḫub(BAR.(3xAN)) (OB Nippur Ura 3 209).

ab[cow] sumun[cow]

ab₂ sumun₂ (ED Animals B 8).

ab[cow] ti[rib] dara[red]

ab₂ ti dara₄ (ED Animals A 14).

ab[cow] tur[ill]

ab₂ tur₅-ra (FAOS 02/1, 215 b iii 23').

ab[cow] ubur[breast]

⸢ab₂⸣ ubur (TMH NF 1-2, 278 r ii 5).

ab₂ ubur(DAG.KISIM₅×GA) (OB Nippur Ura 3 210).

ab[cow] udu[sheep] maš[goat] hi[mix]

ab₂ udu maš₂ ḫi-a (MDP 27, 200 o 1, r 1).

ab[cow] unud[cowherd]

ab₂ unud (ED Word List F 61).

ab[cow] ur[harness]

ab₂ ur₃ (ED Animals A 1).

ab[cow] us₂-saŋ-x

ab₂ ⸢us₂?⸣-saŋ-x (FAOS 02/1, 215 b iii 22').

ab[cow] utud[bear]

ab₂ ⸢nu-u₃⸣-tud (TMH NF 1-2, 278 r ii 7; HS 1799 b iii 8; AUCT 5, 188 2; OB Nippur Ura 3 212).

<ab₂> nu-[MIN?<(u₃-tud])> = [(...)] (Ura 13 Seg.1, 284; CTMMA 2, 055 r iii 4c).

ab₂ u₃-tud (TMH NF 1-2, 278 r ii 6; HS 1799 b iii 7; AUCT 5, 188 1; OB Nippur Ura 3 211; FAOS 02/1, 215 b iii 34').

ab₂ u₃-tud = MIN<(a?-lit?-tu₂?)> (Ura 13 Seg.1, 283; CTMMA 2, 055 r iii 4b).

ab[cow] ušga[youth]

ab₂ ušₓ(UŠX)-ga (ED Animals A 19).

ab[cow] x

⸢ab₂⸣ [...] (HS 1799 b iii 1, b iii 2, b iii 3; Fs Steve 145-147, TS. B V 68 iii frg.c 4', iii frg.c 5', iii frg.c 6', iii frg.c 7').

[ab₂ x] = a?-lit?-tu₂? (Ura 13 Seg.1, 282; CTMMA 2, 055 r iii 4a).

ab[cow] x-x

⸢ab₂⸣ [...]-x (FAOS 02/1, 215 b iii 21', b iii 31', b iii 32', b iii 33').

ab[cow] zageš[~cow]

ab₂ zag-eš (ED Animals A 21).

ab[cow] zageš[~cow] dara[red]

ab₂ zag-eš dara₄ (ED Animals A 22).

ab[cow] zamin[lyre]

ab₂ za₃-mi₂ = ḫa-zi-za <za>-am-me₂-e (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r ii 19).

ab[cow] {d}karkara(NI₂)

ab₂ dkarkara(NI₂) (ED Animals A 113).

ab[cow] {u₂}{+mu-un-zer}munzer

ab₂ u₂  mu-un-zermunzer = MIN<(xu)> (Ura 13 Seg.1, 281).

ab[cow] {u₂}{+mu-un-zer}|KI.AN.X|

ab₂ u₂  mu-un-zerKI.AN.X = [...] (CTMMA 2, 055 r iii 3b).

ab[cow] ŋar[place]

ab₂ ŋar-ra = MIN<(lit-tum)> (Ura 13 Seg.1, 279; CTMMA 2, 055 r iii 2b).

ab[cow] ŋeš[penis] zu[know]

ab₂ ŋeš₃ nu-⸢zu⸣ (HS 1799 b iii 10; SLT 051 o ii 2'; OB Nippur Ura 3 214).

[ab₂] ⸢ŋeš₃?⸣ zu (AUCT 5, 188 3).

⸢ab₂⸣ [ŋeš₃ zu-zu] (TMH NF 1-2, 278 r ii 8; HS 1799 b iii 9; SLT 051 o ii 1'; OB Nippur Ura 3 213).

ab[cow] šag[heart] dara[red]

ab₂ šag₄ dara₄ (ED Animals A 13).

ab[cow] šag[heart] sur[press]

ab₂ šag₄ sur (SLT 051 o ii 7'; OB Nippur Ura 3 216).

ab[cow] šar[~cow]

ab₂ šar₉ (ED Animals A 2; TMH NF 1-2, 278 r ii 3; OB Nippur Ura 3 208; CUNES 52-18-182 o 3, r 3).

ab[cow] šilam[cow]

⸢ab₂ šilamₓ(NUN.LAGAR)?⸣ (TMH NF 1-2, 278 r ii 1; OB Nippur Ura 3 206).

ab[cow] šu

ab₂ šu (ED Animals A 6).

ab[cow] šuagina[offerings]

[ab₂] ⸢šu⸣-gi-na! = šu-gi-nu-[u₂] (LTBA 1, 36 r 11').

ab[cow] šugi[senior]

ab₂ gi (ED Animals A 8).

ab₂ šu-[gi₄] (HS 1799 b iii 12; OB Nippur Ura 3 218).

[ab₂] šu-gi = ⸢še⸣-eb-[tu] (LTBA 1, 36 r 10').

ab[cow] šul[youth]

ab₂ šul (ED Animals A 20).

AN ŋiri[dagger] ab[cow]

AN ŋir₂ ab₂ (ED Metals 70).

adkin[meat] ab[cow]

adkinₓ(ŠEŠ₂) ab₂ (ED Food 80).

amar[young] ab[cow] x

amar ab₂ x (Fs Steve 145-147, TS. B V 68 ii frg.b 3', ii frg.b 4').

e[house] ab[cow] ninda[bull]

e₂ ab₂ ninda₂ (OB Nippur Kagal 101).

ga[milk] ab[cow]

ga ab₂ (MSL 11, 112 D1 o ii 4').

gud[ox] ab[cow]

⸢gud⸣ ab₂ (CUNES 52-08-068 o i 2', o ii 3'; OB Nippur Ura 3 203; CUNES 52-10-145 a iii 9').

gud[ox] ab[cow] hi[mix]

gud ab₂ ḫi-a (OB Nippur Ura 3 204).

gud[ox] ab[cow] saŋ[head]

gud ab₂ saŋ-ŋa₂ = maḫ-ru-[u₂] (MSL SS 1, 042 o 16; Ura 13 Seg.1, 236).

kuš[official] ugula[overseer] ab[cow]

suš₃ ugula ab₂ (ED Personal Names and Professions 40).

kuš[skin] ab[cow]

kuš ab₂ (Emar 6/2, p. 571-574, Msk 74247 o i 3).

sipad[shepherd] gud[ox] ab[cow]

sipad gud ab₂ (OB Nippur Lu 467).

sipad[shepherd] gud[ox] ab[cow] hi[mix]

sipad gud ab₂ ḫi-a (OB Nippur Lu 468).

sul[meat] ab[cow]

su-la₂ ab₂ (ED Food 57).

ur[dog] ab[cow]

ur ab₂-ba (A 07896 x' 32).

ŋiri[dagger] ab[cow]

ŋir₂ ab₂ (ED Metals 69).

ŋiri[dagger] ab[cow] na-x šum[slaughter]

ŋiri₂ ab₂ na-... šum? = x-RU? (BM 085983 r iii 34).

ŋiri[dagger] ab[cow] uš[die]

[ŋiri₂] ab₂ uš₂zabar (CUNES 48-10-015 o 1).

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