arabu [BIRD] N (37x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. a₁₂-ra₂-bu^mušen; adab^mušen; ^udu-^buadab^mušen; a₁₂-ra₂-bu; a-ra₂-bu^mušen; adab; adab^a-^ra-^ab  ^mušen; LU-BU-DA^mušen; LU-bu^mušen; a₁₂-ra₂-bu-um^mušen; a-ra-ab; a₂-tab^mušen "a bird"

[1]	𒌓𒁺𒁍𒄷	a₁₂-ra₂-bu^mušen
[2]	𒌓𒉣𒄷	adab ^mušen
[3]	𒇻𒁍𒌓𒉣𒄷	^udu-^buadab^mušen
[4]	𒌓𒁺𒁍	a₁₂-ra₂-bu
[5]	𒀀𒁺𒁍𒄷	a-ra₂-bu^mušen
[6]	𒌓𒉣	adab
[7]	𒌓𒉣𒀀𒊏𒀊𒄷	adab^a-^ra-^ab  ^mušen
[8]	𒇻𒁍𒁕𒄷	LU-BU-DA^mušen
[9]	𒇻𒁍𒄷	LU-bu^mušen
[10]	𒌓𒁺𒁍𒌝𒄷	a₁₂-ra₂-bu-um^mušen
[11]	𒀀𒊏𒀊	a-ra-ab
[12]	𒀉𒋰𒄷	a₂-tab^mušen

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]								10	4
[2]		1	1					4	1
[3]							4
[4]								1	2
[5]								2
[6]			1					1
[7]									2
[8]								1
[9]								1
[10]								1
[11]
[12]

12 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (1x/3%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (2x/5%)

Ur III (4x/11%)

Old Babylonian (21x/57%)

Neo-Assyrian (6x/16%)

Neo-Babylonian (3x/8%)

Senses:

1. a bird (37x/100%)

Akk. arabû; usābu.

Bibliography

[2004] N. Veldhuis, Nanše 215-216.

[1981] D. Owen, ZA 71 34-35.

adab{mušen}

= usābu (CT 11, pl. 35-36, Sm 1300 o 28').

Lexical Associations

arabû[(an edible water-fowl)]N (// arabu[bird])

[a₁₂]-⸢ra₂⸣-bu^mušen = a-ra-bu-u₂ (UET 7, 0132 r ii' 1; Ura 18 Seg.10, 1).

usābu[(a bird)]N (// arabu[bird])

adab^{a^?}-^ra-^ab  ^mušen = [u₂]-sa-[bu] (Ura 18 Seg.5, 10; CT 14, pl. 13, BM 091012 r 10').

adab^mušen = u-sa-[bu] (CT 11, pl. 35-36, Sm 1300 o 28').

adab^mušen = u₂-sa-bu-um (OB Nippur Diri 325).

zikaru[male]N (// arabu[bird] nita[male])

[a₁₂]-⸢ra₂⸣-bu nita^mušen = zi-ka-rum (UET 7, 0132 r ii' 2; Ura 18 Seg.10, 2).

References for all phrases

arabu[bird]

UDU-BU-DA^mušen (CM 22, pl. 35-36 r iv 21).

UDU-bu^mušen (31719_04 o 1).

adab^mušen (AO 06034 o ii 7; ED Birds 5; CM 22, pl. 35-36 r iv 22).

a₁₂-ra₂-bu-um⸢^mušen⸣ (CUNES 52-10-163 ii' 2').

a₁₂-ra₂-bu^mušen (OB Nippur Ura 4 487; CBS 4608 + r iii 4).

a₁₂-ra₂-bu^mušen = ⸢x⸣-[...] (CT 14, pl. 09, K 08378 r i' 4').

UD.NUN^mušen (CT 06, pl. 11-14, BM 092611 d i 50).

[a₁₂]-⸢ra₂⸣-bu^mušen = a-ra-bu-u₂ (UET 7, 0132 r ii' 1; Ura 18 Seg.10, 1).

adab^{a^?}-^ra-^ab  ^mušen = [u₂]-sa-[bu] (Ura 18 Seg.5, 10; CT 14, pl. 13, BM 091012 r 10').

adab^mušen = u-sa-[bu] (CT 11, pl. 35-36, Sm 1300 o 28').

adab^mušen = u₂-sa-bu-um (OB Nippur Diri 325).

arabu[bird] nita[male]

[a₁₂]-⸢ra₂⸣-bu nita^mušen = zi-ka-rum (UET 7, 0132 r ii' 2; Ura 18 Seg.10, 2).

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