buru [BIRD] N (40x) Old Akkadian, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. buru₄; buru₄^mušen; buru₄^bu-^ru  ^mušen; gu-ur₂^mušen; gu₂-ur₅^mušen; buru₁₆^mušen; buru₆^mušen "crow; a bird of prey or a vulture"

[1]	𒉢𒁓	buru₄
[2]	𒉢𒁓𒄷	buru₄ ^mušen
[3]	𒉢𒁓𒁍𒊒𒄷	buru₄^bu-^ru  ^mušen
[4]	𒄖𒌫𒄷	gu-ur₂^mušen
[5]	𒄘𒄯𒄷	gu₂-ur₅^mušen
[6]	𒇡𒄷	buru₁₆ ^mušen
[7]	𒆤𒄷	buru₆ ^mušen

	OAkk	Ur III	OB	Post-OB
[1]			8	17
[2]		4	3	3
[3]				3
[4]		1
[5]	1
[6]
[7]

5 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Akkadian (1x/3%)

Ur III (5x/13%)

Old Babylonian (11x/28%)

Neo-Assyrian (12x/30%)

Neo-Babylonian (11x/28%)

Senses:

1. crow (11x/28%)

2. a bird of prey or a vulture (29x/73%)

Akk. erēbu[rook].

Bibliography

[2004] N. Veldhuis, Nanše 226-228.

[1973] M. Civil, JNES 32 60.

buru₄{mušen}

= arību (CT 11, pl. 39, K 08302 i' 7').

Lexical Associations

erēbu[raven]N (// buru[bird])

erēbu[rook]N (// buru[bird])

buru₄^bu-^ru  ^mušen = e-re-⸢bu⸣ (JRAS 1911, 1058 12'; Ura 18 Seg.10, 22).

buru₄^mušen = ⸢a⸣-ri-bu ḫa-aḫ-ḫur (LTBA 1, 86 r ii 27; CT 11, pl. 39, K 08302 i' 7').

buru₄^mušen = ⸢ḫe⸣-[re]-bu-um (OECT 04, 153 c 42).

peṣû[white one]N (// buru[bird] babbar[white])

buru₄ babbar^mušen = ⸢pe⸣-ṣu-u pa-as-pa-su (LTBA 1, 86 r ii 28; JRAS 1911, 1058 14'; UET 7, 0132 r ii' 24; Ura 18 Seg.10, 24).

hurūgu[(a goose)?]N (// buru[bird] gaz[kill])

buru₄ gaz^mušen = ḫu-ru-gu (JRAS 1911, 1058 17'; UET 7, 0132 r ii' 27; Ura 18 Seg.10, 27).

ṣalmu[black one]N (// buru[bird] giggig[black])

buru₄ giggi^mušen = ⸢ṣal⸣-mu a-rib zi-i-ri (LTBA 1, 86 r ii 29; JRAS 1911, 1058 15'; UET 7, 0132 r ii' 25; Ura 18 Seg.10, 25).

šāṣû[croaker]N (// buru[bird] gu[voice] de[pour])

buru₄^mušen gu₃ de₂ = ša₂-ṣu-u (K 00064 r ii 11).

bibinakku[(a bird)]N (// buru[bird] nita[male])

buru₄ nita^mušen = bi-bi-nak-ku (JRAS 1911, 1058 18'; UET 7, 0132 r ii' 28; Ura 18 Seg.10, 28).

erēbu[rook]N zēru[seed(s)]N (// buru[bird] šenumun[seed])

buru₄ še-numun^mušen = e-reb ze-⸢ri⸣ (JRAS 1911, 1058 16'; Ura 18 Seg.10, 26).

buru₄ še-numun^mušen = e-reb ze-rum (UET 7, 0132 r ii' 26).

References for all phrases

buru[bird]

⸢buru₄⸣^bu-^ru  [^mušen] = [...] ⸢a-ri⸣-[bu] (CT 14, pl. 07, K 04206+ r 20).

⸢buru₄⸣^mušen (CUSAS 12, 3.4.1 c ii 26; CBS 4608 + r i 8').

buru₄^bu-^ru  ^mušen = e-re-⸢bu⸣ (JRAS 1911, 1058 12'; Ura 18 Seg.10, 22).

buru₄^mušen = ⸢a⸣-ri-bu ḫa-aḫ-ḫur (LTBA 1, 86 r ii 27; CT 11, pl. 39, K 08302 i' 7').

buru₄^mušen = ⸢ḫe⸣-[re]-bu-um (OECT 04, 153 c 42).

buru[bird] babbar[white]

buru₄ babbar^mušen = ⸢pe⸣-ṣu-u pa-as-pa-su (LTBA 1, 86 r ii 28; JRAS 1911, 1058 14'; UET 7, 0132 r ii' 24; Ura 18 Seg.10, 24).

buru[bird] gaz[kill]

buru₄ gaz^mušen = ḫu-ru-gu (JRAS 1911, 1058 17'; UET 7, 0132 r ii' 27; Ura 18 Seg.10, 27).

buru[bird] giggig[black]

buru₄ giggi^mušen = ⸢ṣal⸣-mu a-rib zi-i-ri (LTBA 1, 86 r ii 29; JRAS 1911, 1058 15'; UET 7, 0132 r ii' 25; Ura 18 Seg.10, 25).

buru[bird] gu[voice] de[pour]

buru₄^mušen gu₃ de₂ = ša₂-ṣu-u (K 00064 r ii 11).

buru[bird] hab[malodorous]

buru₄^! ḫab₂^mušen (CT 06, pl. 11-14, BM 092611 d ii 16).

buru[bird] nita[male]

buru₄ nita^mušen (OB Nippur Ura 4 399; CUSAS 12, 3.4.1 c ii 28; CUNES 52-10-145 d i 3').

buru₄ nita^mušen = bi-bi-nak-ku (JRAS 1911, 1058 18'; UET 7, 0132 r ii' 28; Ura 18 Seg.10, 28).

buru[bird] numun[seed]

buru₄^!(NU₁₁.BUR) numun^mušen (CT 06, pl. 11-14, BM 092611 d ii 17; CUNES 52-10-145 d i 2').

buru[bird] x

⸢buru₄⸣ [...] (CUNES 52-10-145 d i 1').

buru[bird] x{mušen}

⸢buru₄⸣ [...]^mušen (CUSAS 12, 3.4.1 c ii 29).

buru[bird] šenumun[seed]