bur [GRASS] N (64x) Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian wr. ^u₂bur₂; bur₂; ^u₂buru₁₄; ^u₂bur; ^u₂bur₂-bur₂; ^u₂bur^sar; ^u₂bur₂^zabar "a wild grass"

[1]	𒌑𒁔	^u₂ bur₂
[2]	𒁔	bur₂
[3]	𒌑𒂙	^u₂ buru₁₄
[4]	𒌑𒁓	^u₂ bur
[5]	𒌑𒁔𒁔	^u₂bur₂-bur₂
[6]	𒌑𒁓𒊬	^u₂ bur ^sar
[7]	𒌑𒁔𒌓𒅗𒁇	^u₂ bur₂ ^zabar

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]							28	11	1
[2]						3	10	2
[3]								3
[4]									2
[5]								2
[6]									1
[7]								1

10 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Lagash II (3x/5%)

Ur III (38x/59%)

Old Babylonian (19x/30%)

Middle Babylonian (3x/5%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/2%)

Senses:

1. a wild grass (64x/100%)

Akk. umṣatu.

Bibliography

[1964] M. Civil, Studies Oppenheim 86.

bur₂

= x-x (RA 09, 77-78 r ii 35).

Lexical Associations

ša[of]DET umṣatu[(a tough grass)]N (// masab[basket] bur[grass])

⸢^gi⸣ma-sa₂-ab ^u₂⸢bur₂⸣ = ša₂ um-ṣa-tum (Iraq 06, 69 o ii 12').

References for all phrases

bur[grass]

bur₂ = ⸢x⸣-[...] (RA 09, 77-78 r ii 35).

^u₂bur (AlT 447 r i 25).

^u₂⸢buru₁₄⸣ (CT 06, pl. 11-14, BM 092611 b ii 32; UET 7, 092 r i 2; SLT 76 o iv 2).

^u₂bur^sar (AlT 447 r iv 12).

^u₂bur₂ (BM 030013 o ii' 5; CUSAS 12, 3.4.1 b i 35'; A 07896 ix 46).

^u₂bur₂-bur₂ (BM 030013 o ii' 4; OB Nippur Ura 4 212).

bur[grass] gub[stand]

^u₂bur gub-ba^sar (AlT 447 r iv 13).

bisaŋ[basket] bur[grass]

^gibisaŋ ^u₂bur₂ (HS 1817 o i 4).

^gipisaŋ ^u₂bur₂ (OB Nippur Ura 2 62).

buniŋ[trough] bur[grass]

^gibuniŋ bur₂ (LoC 033 o 2).

^gibuniŋₓ(A.LAGAB×A) ^u₂bur₂ (OB Nippur Ura 2 112).

masab[basket] bur[grass]

⸢^gi⸣ma-sa₂-ab ^u₂⸢bur₂⸣ = ša₂ um-ṣa-tum (Iraq 06, 69 o ii 12').

niŋ[thing] bur[grass]

niŋ₂ ^u₂bur₂^zabar (OB Nippur Ura 2 561).

^ŋešniŋ₂ ^u₂bur₂ (CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b iii 61).

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