akuš [FOREARM] N (11x) Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, unknown wr. a₂-kuš₃; a₂-diš-kuš₃; kuš₃; ^ku-^uškuš₃ "forearm; cubit"

[1]	𒀉𒌑	a₂-kuš₃
[2]	𒀉𒁹𒌑	a₂-diš-kuš₃
[3]	𒌑	kuš₃
[4]	𒆪𒍑𒌑	^ku-^uškuš₃

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

6 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (8x/73%)

Neo-Assyrian (2x/18%)

unknown (1x/9%)

Senses:

1. forearm (11x/100%)

2. cubit

Akk. ammatu.

Lexical Associations

ahu[arm]N (// akuš[forearm])

^ku-^uškuš₃ = a-ḫu (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ r i 48).

uppu[tube]N ahu[arm]N (// mud[tube] akuš[forearm])

mud MIN<(kuš₃)> = up-pi a-ḫu (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ r i 49).

References for all phrases

akuš[forearm]

^ku-^uškuš₃ = a-ḫu (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ r i 48).

akuš[forearm] sud[distant]

a₂-kuš₃ su₃-su₃ (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 50).

mud[tube] akuš[forearm]

mud MIN<(kuš₃)> = up-pi a-ḫu (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ r i 49).

Word ID: o0023847; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0023847; version 2.7.2 (built 2024-08-31)