gu [CORD] N (841x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Ebla, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. gu; gu-gu; gu₂ "cord, net; unretted flax stalks; bundle; thread"

See engar gu[farmer]N, gu dub[align]V/t, gu la[bundle]V/t.

[1]	𒄖	gu
[2]	𒄖𒄖	gu-gu
[3]	𒄘	gu₂

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		44	68		78	28	377	218	19	3
[2]			1			1		2
[3]				1				1

16 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (44x/5%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (69x/8%)

Ebla (1x/0%)

Old Akkadian (78x/9%)

Lagash II (29x/3%)

Ur III (377x/45%)

Old Babylonian (221x/26%)

Middle Babylonian (6x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (8x/1%)

Neo-Babylonian (2x/0%)

Hellenistic (3x/0%)

unknown (3x/0%)

Senses:

1. cord, net (786x/93%)

2. unretted flax stalks (49x/6%)

3. bundle (4x/0%)

4. thread (2x/0%)

Akk. qû.

Bibliography

[1998] J. Bauer, Vorsargonische Abschnitt 536.

gu

= qû (CUSAS 12, 1.2.1 r ii' 29').

(OB Nippur Ea 434).

= qû (AJSL 36.2,158-160 i 7').

Lexical Associations

qû[flax]N (// gu[cord])

gu = [qu^?]-u₂ (AJSL 36.2,158-160 i 7'; CUSAS 12, 1.2.1 r ii' 29').

qû[thread]N (// gu[cord])

qû[flax]N ettūtu[spider]N (// gu[cord] aš[spider])

⸢gu⸣ si₂ = ⸢qu₂⸣-u et-⸢tu₃-ti⸣ a-u-wa-wa-aš ḫa-an-za-na-aš (KBo 13, 001 + KBo 26, 20 + KBo 01, 44 o i 50).

References for all phrases

gu[cord]

gu (MSL 09, 115, N 4259 o i 6'; OB Nippur Ea 434; MSL 14, 019 By r ii' 25; Anonymous 447997 r ii 24; MSL 14, 018 Bb r iv 16).

gu = [qu^?]-u₂ (AJSL 36.2,158-160 i 7'; CUSAS 12, 1.2.1 r ii' 29').

gu[cord] aš[spider]

⸢gu⸣ si₂ = ⸢qu₂⸣-u et-⸢tu₃-ti⸣ a-u-wa-wa-aš ḫa-an-za-na-aš (KBo 13, 001 + KBo 26, 20 + KBo 01, 44 o i 50).

siki[hair] gu[cord] kešed[bind]

siki gu keš₂ (OB Nippur Ura 4 524).

siki[hair] gu[cord] kešed[bind] tab[double]

siki gu keš₂ tab-ba (OB Nippur Ura 4 525).

siki[hair] gu[cord] tab[double]

[siki gu nu]-tab-ba (SLT P264058 o i' 7').

[siki gu tab]-ba (SLT P264058 o i' 6').

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