bul [BLOW] V/t (62x) Lagash II, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. bul; bul₅; bul-bul; bu₄-bu₄; ^bu-^bububbu; bul₅-bul₅; bu₃; bu₇; bubbu; bul-bul^bu-^bu; bul₄; bun "to blow; to inflate; to winnow; to sift"

[1]	𒇧	bul
[2]	𒇡	bul₅
[3]	𒇧𒇧	bul-bul
[4]	𒇥𒇥	bu₄-bu₄
[5]	𒁍𒁍𒇧𒇧	^bu-^bububbu
[6]	𒇡𒇡	bul₅-bul₅
[7]	𒅤	bu₃
[8]	𒆪	bu₇
[9]	𒇧𒇧	bubbu
[10]	𒇧𒇧𒁍𒁍	bul-bul^bu-^bu
[11]	𒅮	bul₄
[12]	𒇌	bun

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]								22	6	3
[2]								13
[3]								6	5
[4]								2
[5]									2
[6]						1
[7]						1
[8]									1
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[10]
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16 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Lagash II (2x/3%)

Old Babylonian (43x/69%)

Middle Babylonian (3x/5%)

Neo-Assyrian (9x/15%)

Hellenistic (2x/3%)

unknown (3x/5%)

Verbal prefixes: V.n ; mu ; mu.n .

Senses:

1. to blow (59x/95%)

2. to inflate

3. to winnow (1x/2%)

4. to sift (2x/3%)

Akk. edēpu; našāpu; nesû.

Bibliography

[2006] G. Rubio, Studies Vanstiphout 168.

[1994] M. Civil, Farmer's Instructions 96; 108 n127.

[1979] P. Steinkeller, RA 73 91-92.

[1978] P. Steinkeller, RA 72 76.

[1973] M. Civil, JNES 32 60.

bul

(OB Nippur Ea 47; Ea 01 115, 115a).

bul-bul

= našāpu (OB Nippur Diri 87).

bur₁₀

(OB Nippur Ea 49).

= nussû ša šeʾi (Ea 01 116).

bu₅

= ša in-bu₅-bu₅ pû (Ea 01 114).

bu₅-bu₅

= našāpu (MSL 14, 021 Di o 2').

Lexical Associations

babālu[carry]V (// bul[blow])

bul = ub-bu-lu e-et-ri-⸢x-x⸣ (KBo 13, 001 + KBo 26, 20 + KBo 01, 44 o i 25).

napāhu[blow]V ša[of]DET šeʾu[barley]N (// bul[blow])

bul = na-pa-ḫu ša ⸢ŠE⸣ (Ea 01 115).

našāpu[blow (something) away]V (// bul[blow])

bul = na-ša-pu (Ea 01 115a).

bul-bul = na-ša-pu (OB Nippur Diri 87).

našāpu[blow (something) away]V ša[of]DET šeʾu[barley]N (// bul[blow])

bu₇ = na-ša-pu ša₂ ŠE (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 o ii 34').

našāpu[to blow (something) away]V (// bul[blow])

bu₅-bu₅ = na-ša-pu-⸢um⸣ (MSL 14, 021 Di o 2').

nesû[be(come) distant]V x (// bul[blow])

bur₁₀ = nu-⸢us⸣-[su-u^? ...] (YOS 01, 53 o ii 20).

nesû[be(come) distant]V ša[of]DET šeʾu[barley]N (// bul[blow])

bur₁₀ = nu-us-su-u ša ⸢ŠE⸣ (MSL 14, 173 E o ii' 4'; Ea 01 116).

ša[of]DET inbulbul[chaff?]N pû[chaff]N (// bul[blow])

bu₅ = ša in-bu₅-bu₅ pu-⸢u₂⸣ (Ea 01 114).

ša[of]DET x (// bul[blow])

bu₅ = ⸢ša₂^?⸣ [...] (YOS 01, 53 o ii 18).

šuppulu[very deep]AJ (// bul[blow])

⸢bul⸣-bul = šu^!(EŠ₂-)up-pu-lu ḫa-aš-te-⸢li-an⸣-za (KBo 13, 001 + KBo 26, 20 + KBo 01, 44 o i 26).

zû[excrement]N Nisaba[1]DN (// inu[straw] bul[blow] ana[upper])

in bul-bul ⸢an⸣-na = ze-e ni-is-sa-bi ṣal-lam-du ŠE-im (SpTU 3, 116 r ii 29').

hāmītu[hummer]N (// nim[fly] bul[blow])

nim ^bu-^bububbu = MIN<(ḫa-me-ti)> (LTBA 1, 40 r ii 24).

nim ^bu-^bububbu = MIN<(ḫa-mi-tu)> (Ura 14 327).

tumāgu[(a kind of flour)]N (// ninda[bread] mel[malt-flour] bul[blow])

ninda mel bul-bul = tu-ma^!(BA-)gu dam-qu (SpTU 3, 116 r i 26').

References for all phrases

bul[blow]

bul (MSL 02, pl. 01-02 o ii 8; MSL 14, 019 Cb o 8; MSL 14, 019 Bf r ii 9'; OB Nippur Ea 47; MSL 14, 028 Ki o 1'; MSL 14, 020 Cf o i 3; MSL 14, 019 Be r ii 6').

bul = ⸢na⸣-[...] (YOS 01, 53 o ii 19).

bul₅ (MSL 14, 018 As r ii 12; MSL 14, 018 Bb o ii 10).

buru₁₆ (MSL 02, pl. 01-02 o ii 10; MSL 14, 028 Kj r ii' 2'; MSL 14, 029 Kw r ii 14; MSL 14, 018 Az r ii 14'; MSL 14, 028 Ki o 3'; MSL 14, 020 Cd r ii' 9'; MSL 14, 020 Cf o i 5; MSL 14, 019 Be r ii 8'; MSL 11, 112 L1 r i' 4).

buruₓ(LAGAB×(U.U.U)) (MSL 14, 019 Ch r i' 6'; MSL 14, 018 As r ii 10; MSL 11, 112 L1 r i' 2; MSL 14, 020 Ce r i' 4'; MSL 14, 018 Bb o ii 8).

bur₁₀ (OB Nippur Ea 49).

bu₁₄ (MSL 14, 019 Bh r ii' 3').

bu₅ (MSL 14, 029 Kw r ii 12; MSL 14, 029 Kx o ii 6; Ist Ni 03366 o ii' 4'; MSL 14, 020 Cd r ii' 7'; PBS 05, 111 & 127 r ii 19; MSL 14, 018 Ba r ii 11').

bul = ub-bu-lu e-et-ri-⸢x-x⸣ (KBo 13, 001 + KBo 26, 20 + KBo 01, 44 o i 25).

bul = na-pa-ḫu ša ⸢ŠE⸣ (Ea 01 115).

bul = na-ša-pu (Ea 01 115a).

bul-bul = na-ša-pu (OB Nippur Diri 87).

bu₇ = na-ša-pu ša₂ ŠE (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 o ii 34').

bu₅-bu₅ = na-ša-pu-⸢um⸣ (MSL 14, 021 Di o 2').

bur₁₀ = nu-⸢us⸣-[su-u^? ...] (YOS 01, 53 o ii 20).

bur₁₀ = nu-us-su-u ša ⸢ŠE⸣ (MSL 14, 173 E o ii' 4'; Ea 01 116).

bu₅ = ša in-bu₅-bu₅ pu-⸢u₂⸣ (Ea 01 114).

bu₅ = ⸢ša₂^?⸣ [...] (YOS 01, 53 o ii 18).

⸢bul⸣-bul = šu^!(EŠ₂-)up-pu-lu ḫa-aš-te-⸢li-an⸣-za (KBo 13, 001 + KBo 26, 20 + KBo 01, 44 o i 26).

bul[blow] buru[heaven] |LAGAB×SUM|

buru₁₆ bu-ru LAGAB×SUM (MSL 14, 020 Ci + 21 Dp r i' 3).

gi[reed] zar[sheaf] bul[blow]

gi zar bu₄-bu₄ (HS 1867+ o 4).

inu[straw] bul[blow]

in bul (OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 449a; SLT 015 c iii 19; PBS 05, 135 r iii 4').

in bul-bul (OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 449b; SLT 015 c iii 20; PBS 05, 135 r iii 5'; SLT 12 r iii 5').

inu[straw] bul[blow] ana[upper]

in bul-bul ⸢an⸣-na = ze-e ni-is-sa-bi ṣal-lam-du ŠE-im (SpTU 3, 116 r ii 29').

nim[fly] bul[blow]

nim ^bu-^bububbu = MIN<(ḫa-me-ti)> (LTBA 1, 40 r ii 24).

nim ^bu-^bububbu = MIN<(ḫa-mi-tu)> (Ura 14 327).

ninda[bread] mel[malt-flour] bul[blow]

ninda mel bul-bul = tu-ma^!(BA-)gu dam-qu (SpTU 3, 116 r i 26').

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