gu birak [GREENISH] AJ (8x) Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian wr. gu₂ bir₅; gu₂ bir₅^mušen; gu₂ bir₅-ra^mušen^zabar; gu₂ buru₅^mušen "locust-neck, a greenish color"

(gu[neck//neck]N'N + bir[locust//locust]N'N)

[1]	𒄘𒉆	gu₂ bir₅
[2]	𒄘𒉆𒄷	gu₂ bir₅^mušen
[3]	𒄘𒉆𒊏𒄷𒌓𒅗𒁇	gu₂ bir₅-ra^mušen^zabar
[4]	𒄘𒉅𒄷	gu₂ buru₅^mušen

	Ur III	OB	Post-OB
[1]	2		1
[2]		3
[3]		1
[4]			1

6 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Ur III (2x/25%)

Old Babylonian (4x/50%)

Middle Babylonian (2x/25%)

Senses:

1. locust-neck, a greenish color (8x/100%)

Bibliography

[2004] N. Veldhuis, CM 22 225.

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