arkab [BAT] (N)

17 instances

arkab [BAT] N (17x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian wr. arkabmušen; arkab; arkabₓ(ARKAB₂.IB); arkabₓ(LAGAR.IB)mušen; su-dinarkabₓ(IB)mušen; su-dinarkab₂ib  mušen; arkabₓ(IB)mušen; arkabₓ(GAR.GAR)mušen; su-dinarkab₂mušen; su-dinarkabₓ(IB) "a bird or bat"

[1] 𒃻𒅁𒄷 arkab mušen
[2] 𒃻𒅁 arkab
[3] 𒀶𒅁𒀶𒅁 arkabₓ(ARKAB₂.IB)
[4] 𒇬𒅁𒇬𒅁𒄷 arkabₓ(LAGAR.IB)mušen
[5] 𒋢𒁷𒅁𒄷 su-dinarkabₓ(IB)mušen
[6] 𒋢𒁷𒀶𒅁𒄷 su-dinarkab₂ib  mušen
[7] 𒅁𒄷 arkabₓ(IB)mušen
[8] 𒃻𒃻𒃻𒃻𒄷 arkabₓ(GAR.GAR)mušen
[9] 𒋢𒁷𒀶𒄷 su-dinarkab₂mušen
[10] 𒋢𒁷𒅁 su-dinarkabₓ(IB)
PC ED IIIa ED IIIb Ebla OAkk Lag II Ur III OB Post-OB (unknown)
[1] 5 4
[2] 1 2
[3] 2
[4] 1
[5] 1
[6] 1
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[8]
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[10]

8 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (4x/24%)

Ur III (1x/6%)

Old Babylonian (8x/47%)

Neo-Assyrian (4x/24%)

Senses:

1. a bird or bat (17x/100%)

Akk. argabu.

Bibliography

[2004] N. Veldhuis, Nanše 281.

[1987-90] W. Heimpel, RlA 7 609.

[1984] M. Civil, AuOr 2 5-9.

[1981] D. Owen, ZA 71 37-38.

arkab

(Ebla Sign List 25).

Lexical Associations

argabu[(a bird)]N (// arkab[bat])

arkab = ar-⸢ka⸣-[bu]-⸢um?⸣ (OECT 04, 152 d i 38).

⸢arkab?⸣[mušen] = [er?]-⸢ka?⸣-bu (AfO 28, 111 o 15'; Ura 18 Seg.9, 15).

šagaṣṣu[(bat-like bird or animal)]N (// arkab[bat])

⸢arkab?mušen⸣ = [ša₂-ga]-⸢ṣu⸣ (AfO 28, 111 o 16'; Ura 18 Seg.9, 16).

References for all phrases

arkab[bat]

arkab (Ebla Sign List 25).

arkabmušen (SLT 76 r iv 35).

arkabₓ(ARKAB₂.IB) (ED Lu A 55).

arkabₓ(LAGAR.IB)mušen (OB Nippur Ura 4 495).

su-dinarkab₂ib  mušen (ED Birds 126).

arkab = ar-⸢ka⸣-[bu]-⸢um?⸣ (OECT 04, 152 d i 38).

⸢arkab?⸣[mušen] = [er?]-⸢ka?⸣-bu (AfO 28, 111 o 15'; Ura 18 Seg.9, 15).

⸢arkab?mušen⸣ = [ša₂-ga]-⸢ṣu⸣ (AfO 28, 111 o 16'; Ura 18 Seg.9, 16).

sudin[bat] arkab[bat]

⸢su⸣-din! arkabmušen (CT 06, pl. 11-14, BM 092611 d ii 53; LTBA 1, 81 r i 3'; CM 22, pl. 35-36 r v 12).

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