gunu [SPECKLED] V/i (804x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. gun₃; gun₃-gun₃; gun₃-nu; gu₂-un-gu₂; gun₃-gun₃^gu₂; gu-nu; gu₂-nu; gun₅-gun₅; gun₃-gun₃-gun₃; gu-gu-na; gun₃-gun₃-nu; gu₂-gu₂; ku-nu; gun₅ "(to be) speckled, multicolored; to make speckled, to speckle; to anoint, smear on, apply makeup; (to be) hatched (in sign names)"

See kaš gun[run]V/t.

[1]	𒁯	gun₃
[2]	𒁯𒁯	gun₃-gun₃
[3]	𒁯𒉡	gun₃-nu
[4]	𒄘𒌦𒄘	gu₂-un-gu₂
[5]	𒁯𒁯𒄘	gun₃-gun₃^gu₂
[6]	𒄖𒉡	gu-nu
[7]	𒄘𒉡	gu₂-nu
[8]	𒈝𒈝	gun₅-gun₅
[9]	𒁯𒁯𒁯	gun₃-gun₃-gun₃
[10]	𒄖𒄖𒈾	gu-gu-na
[11]	𒁯𒁯𒉡	gun₃-gun₃-nu
[12]	𒄘𒄘	gu₂-gu₂
[13]	𒆪𒉡	ku-nu
[14]	𒈝	gun₅
+	--na=n.a (8x/1%); --nu=n.u (25x/3%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		2	17		10	7	466	152	25
[2]								38	31	1
[3]								2	18	1
[4]								12
[5]								5
[6]								1	3
[7]								4
[8]								3
[9]								2
[10]								1
[11]								1
[12]									1
[13]								1
[14]

79 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (2x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (17x/2%)

Old Akkadian (10x/1%)

Lagash II (7x/1%)

Ur III (466x/58%)

Old Babylonian (222x/28%)

Middle Assyrian (3x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (17x/2%)

Neo-Assyrian (42x/5%)

Neo-Babylonian (9x/1%)

Persian (1x/0%)

Hellenistic (6x/1%)

unknown (2x/0%)

Verbal prefixes: V.i.n ; V.n ; Vmma.i.b ; Vmma.i.n ; al ; ba ; ba.da ; ba.i.n ; ha.V.ni.b ; ha.mu.a ; ha.mu.a.b ; ha.mu.e.ni ; ha.mu.ni ; ha.mu.ni.b ; ha.mu.ni.n ; mu.a ; mu.i ; mu.i.b ; mu.n ; mu.na.b ; mu.na.n ; mu.ni.n ; na.V.n ; nu .

Senses:

1. (to be) speckled, multicolored (799x/99%)

2. to make speckled, to speckle [V/t] (1x/0%)

3. to anoint, smear on, apply makeup [V/t] (4x/0%)

4. (to be) hatched (in sign names)

Akk. barmu; eqû.

Bibliography

[1997] N. Veldhuis, EEN 123-125.

[1990] J. Klein, Studies Artzi 98-99 wn203.

gunu₃

= banû (Ea 02 289).

gun₃

(OB Nippur Ea 751).

Lexical Associations

banû[good]AJ (// gunu[speckled])

gunu₃ = ba-nu-u₂ (Ea 02 289; SA Vokabular Ass. 523 r ii 40).

barāmu[be(come) variegated]V (// gunu[speckled])

[gun₃]-gun₃ = ba-ra-⸢mu⸣ (RA 17, 171, K 13637+ o i' 8').

bitrāmu[multicolored one]N (// gunu[speckled])

gu₂-gu₂ = bit-ra-[mu] (K 04177+ o ii 18').

takāpu[prick]V (// gunu[speckled])

[gun₃]-gun₃ = tuk-ku-[pu] (RA 17, 171, K 13637+ o i' 7').

šitʾāru[variegated one]N (// gunu[speckled])

gun₃-gun₃-nu = ti-it-a-rum (RA 13, 190-191, K 02055 r ii 16).

ru-uh-x ša[of]DET x-x (// x gunu[speckled])

[... gun₃]-⸢gun₃⸣-nu = MIN<(ru-uḫ-...)> ša₂ ⸢x⸣-[...] (CT 18, pl. 36-37, K 04323+ o ii 30).

ša[that]REL pānu[front]N banû[good]AJ (// Guhašla[1])

[^dgu₂-ḫaš]-⸢la₂^?⸣ = igi gun₃-gun₃-ke₄ ša₂ pa-ni ba-nu-u (CT 19, pl. 37, Rm 0342 o ii' frg.1 20').

burrumu[multicoloured]AJ (// ab[cow] gunu[speckled])

⸢ab₂⸣ gun₃-a = bar-ru-⸢un⸣-[tu] (LTBA 1, 36 r 8').

azallû[(a medicinal plant)]N (// ganazi[plant] gunu[speckled])

^u₂gag-zi gun₃^!-nu = MIN<(azallû)> (BM 046556 o ii' 22'; Ura 17 Seg.3, 20).

erretu[curse]N (// gu[neck] gunu[speckled])

gu₂ gun₃-a = er-re-du ḫur-ta-iš (KBo 01, 42 o ii 25').

pelû[(light) red]AJ (// gug[carnelian] gunu[speckled])

[^na₄gug] gun₃-nu = pe-li-⸢tu₂⸣ (TCL 06, 36 r i 44a; Ura 16 Seg.1, 122).

nahlaptu[garment]N birmu[multicoloured cloth]N (// guʾe[textile] gunu[speckled])

[^tug₂gu₂]-e₃ gun₃-gun₃ = na-aḫ-lap-tu₂ bir-mu MIN<(na-aḫ-lap-tu₂)> mu-⸢ši⸣ (SpTU 3, 116 o i 15).

uqqû[painted]AJ (// ig[door] gunu[speckled])

[^ŋešig gun₃]-⸢gun₃⸣-nu = u₂-qu-tum MIN<(da-lat)> bir-mu (SpTU 2, 053 r ii 15).

adamatu[(plant (with red blossoms?))]N (// im[clay] gunu[speckled])

im gun₃-nu = a-⸢da⸣-mat [...] (CT 14, pl. 08, K 04330 o i 16').

daʾmu[dark one]N (// im[clay] gunu[speckled])

⸢im⸣ gun₃-nu = da-ma-[a-tum] [...] (K 04411+ r i 14).

dāmātu[(a dark-yellow paste)]N (// im[clay] gunu[speckled])

im gun₃-gun₃-nu = da-ma-a-tu₂ (Ura 11 section 3, 83; LTBA 1, 33 r ii 13).

pû[mouth]N purrušu[meaning unclear]AJ (// kag[mouth] gunu[speckled])

⸢ka⸣ gun₃-gun₃-nu = pu-u₂ pur-ru-šu₂ (CT 18, pl. 32, 34-35, K 02008 r ii 7').

burrumu[multicoloured]AJ (// kiši[ant] gunu[speckled])

kiši₈ gun₃-gun₃ = <(burrumu)> (LTBA 1, 40 r ii 57).

kiši₈ ⸢gun₃-gun₃-nu⸣ = <(burrumu)> (CT 19, pl. 08, Sm 0758 r iii frg.3 4a').

kiši₉ gun₃-gun₃-nu = bur-ru-[mu] (Ura 14 362; BM 056956+ r 10').

kiši₉ gun₃-nu = <(burrumu)> (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a r iii 6).

ša[of]DET birmu[multicoloured cloth]N (// masab[basket] bar[outside] gunu[speckled])

[^gima]-⸢sa₂⸣-ab bar gun₃-⸢gun₃⸣-nu = ša₂ bir-mu (Iraq 06, 69 o ii 15').

birmu[multicoloured cloth]N (// na[stone] gunu[speckled])

na₄ gun₃^? = bi-ir-mu-um (CUSAS 12, 7.1 A r ii 12').

ša[of]DET birmu[multicoloured cloth]N (// suhub[boots] bar[outside] gunu[speckled])

^kušsuḫub bar gun₃-gun₃ = ša₂ bir-mi (Ura 11 section 1, 163a; SpTU 2, 052 r ii' 2').

burrumu[multicoloured]AJ (// udu[sheep] gunu[speckled])

[udu] gun₃-a = bar-ru-[mu] (LTBA 1, 36 o 11').

burrumu[multicoloured]AJ (// ur[dog] gunu[speckled])

ur gun₃-gun₃ = bur-ru-mu (LTBA 1, 40 o ii 19).

ur gun₃-gun₃-nu = bur-ru-mu (Ura 14 93; BM 036396 2').

ur gun₃-nu = bur-[ru]-mu (LTBA 1, 44 o ii 25').

burrumu[multicoloured]AJ (// ŋirtab[scorpion] gunu[speckled])

[ŋir₂-tab] ⸢gun₃⸣-a = bar-ru-mu (LTBA 1, 45 r iii 39).

ŋir₂-tab gun₃-gun₃-nu = bur-ru-mu (Ura 14 373; BM 056956+ r 21'; CT 19, pl. 08, Sm 0758 r iii frg.3 12a'; LTBA 1, 40 r iii 2).

[ŋir₂]-tab gun₃-nu = <(burrumu)> (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a r iii 16).

burmāmu[(an animal)]N (// šah[pig] bar[outside] gunu[speckled])

šaḫ bar gun₃-gun₃-nu = MIN<(bur-ma-mu)> (Ura 14 164; LTBA 1, 44 o iii 23).

burrumu[multicoloured]AJ (// šah[pig] gunu[speckled])

šaḫ gun₃-a = bur-[ru-mu] (LTBA 1, 45 r i 4).

šaḫ gun₃-gun₃-nu = [burrumu] (Ura 14 180).

⸢šaḫ⸣ gun₃-nu = <(burrumu)> (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a o ii' 42).

egû[antimony (paste)]N ša[of]DET eqû[anoint]V (// šembizida[kohl] igi[eye] gunu[speckled])

šem-bi-zid igi gun₃ = MIN<(e-gu-u)> ša₂ e-qe₂-e (K 04341 ii 21').

References for all phrases

gunu[speckled]

gun₃ (OB Nippur Ea 751).

[gun₃]-⸢gun₃⸣-na-ab = bu-⸢ri-im⸣ (PBS 05, 136 [OBGT XI] ii 11).

gunu₃ = ba-nu-u₂ (Ea 02 289; SA Vokabular Ass. 523 r ii 40).

[gun₃]-gun₃ = ba-ra-⸢mu⸣ (RA 17, 171, K 13637+ o i' 8').

gu₂-gu₂ = bit-ra-[mu] (K 04177+ o ii 18').

[gun₃]-gun₃ = tuk-ku-[pu] (RA 17, 171, K 13637+ o i' 7').

gun₃-gun₃-nu = ti-it-a-rum (RA 13, 190-191, K 02055 r ii 16).

gunu[speckled] dar[split]

gun₃ dar (Anonymous 447997 r i 8).

x gunu[speckled]

[... gun₃]-⸢gun₃⸣-nu = MIN<(ru-uḫ-...)> ša₂ ⸢x⸣-[...] (CT 18, pl. 36-37, K 04323+ o ii 30).

Guhašla[1]

[^dgu₂-ḫaš]-⸢la₂^?⸣ = igi gun₃-gun₃-ke₄ ša₂ pa-ni ba-nu-u (CT 19, pl. 37, Rm 0342 o ii' frg.1 20').

ab[cow] gunu[speckled]

ab₂ gun₃-[a] (FAOS 02/1, 215 b iii 28').

⸢ab₂⸣ gun₃-a = bar-ru-⸢un⸣-[tu] (LTBA 1, 36 r 8').

amar[young] gunu[speckled]

amar gun₃-a (HS 1839 o i 5; OB Nippur Ura 3 237).

bur[bowl] gunu[speckled]

MIN<(bur)> gun₃-⸢nu^?⸣ = [...] (Emar 6/2, p. 501, Msk 74203e r i 16').

^na₄bur gun₃-a (CT 06, pl. 11-14, BM 092611 b i 8).

e[house] gunu[speckled] zagin[lapis]

e₂ gun₃ za-gin₃ (OB Nippur Kagal 202).

ganazi[plant] gunu[speckled]

^u₂gag-zi gun₃^!-nu = MIN<(azallû)> (BM 046556 o ii' 22'; Ura 17 Seg.3, 20).

gu[neck] gunu[speckled]

gu₂ gun₃-a = er-re-du ḫur-ta-iš (KBo 01, 42 o ii 25').

gud[ox] gunu[speckled]

gud gun₃-a (MSL 11, A 07895 xi 29; OB Nippur Ura 3 188; FAOS 02/1, 215 b iii 10').

gug[carnelian] gunu[speckled]

^na₄gug ⸢gun₃^?⸣-[nu^?] (SpTU 3, 112 r 11).

[^na₄gug] gun₃-nu = pe-li-⸢tu₂⸣ (TCL 06, 36 r i 44a; Ura 16 Seg.1, 122).

guʾe[textile] gunu[speckled]

^tug₂gu₂-e₃ gun₃-a (OB Nippur Ura 4 611).

[^tug₂gu₂]-e₃ gun₃-gun₃ = na-aḫ-lap-tu₂ bir-mu MIN<(na-aḫ-lap-tu₂)> mu-⸢ši⸣ (SpTU 3, 116 o i 15).

hašhur[apple] igi[eye] gunu[speckled]

[^ŋeš]⸢ḫašḫur⸣ igi gun₃ (Syria 12, pl. 46-47, 03 + pl. 47, 04 o i 43).

ibla[belt] gunu[speckled]

^kušib₂-la₂ gun₃-a (OB Nippur Ura 2 429; MSL 07, 209 V01 r iv 8).

^tug₂⸢ib₂⸣-la₂ ⸢gun₃-a⸣ (CUNES 52-08-077 o 3, r 3; CBS 4608 + r v 31).

ig[door] gunu[speckled]

[^ŋešig gun₃]-⸢gun₃⸣-nu = u₂-qu-tum MIN<(da-lat)> bir-mu (SpTU 2, 053 r ii 15).

igi[eye] gunu[speckled]

igi gun₃ = ši-it-ḫa-rum (MSLSSI, 17-27 v 10).

igi gun₃-gun₃ = ti-iq-qu₂-u₂ (MSLSSI, 17-27 v 12).

igi gun₃-gun₃ = ši-it-ḫa-rum (MSLSSI, 17-27 v 11).

im[clay] gunu[speckled]

im [gun₃] (AlT 445 o ii 7').

[im] ⸢gun₃⸣-a (MSL 11, A 07895 vi 36).

⸢im⸣ gun₃-nu-a (ASJ 09, 289-291 o iv 13').

im gun₃-nu = a-⸢da⸣-mat [...] (CT 14, pl. 08, K 04330 o i 16').

⸢im⸣ gun₃-nu = da-ma-[a-tum] [...] (K 04411+ r i 14).

im gun₃-gun₃-nu = da-ma-a-tu₂ (Ura 11 section 3, 83; LTBA 1, 33 r ii 13).

kag[mouth] gunu[speckled]

⸢ka⸣ gun₃-gun₃-nu = pu-u₂ pur-ru-šu₂ (CT 18, pl. 32, 34-35, K 02008 r ii 7').

kan[gate] gunu[speckled]

kan₄ gun₃-a (OB Nippur Kagal 41).

kiši[ant] gunu[speckled]

kiši₈ gun₃-gun₃ = <(burrumu)> (LTBA 1, 40 r ii 57).

kiši₈ ⸢gun₃-gun₃-nu⸣ = <(burrumu)> (CT 19, pl. 08, Sm 0758 r iii frg.3 4a').

kiši₉ gun₃-gun₃-nu = bur-ru-[mu] (Ura 14 362; BM 056956+ r 10').

kiši₉ gun₃-nu = <(burrumu)> (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a r iii 6).

kuš[skin] gunu[speckled]

kuš gun₃-nu-a (Emar 6/2, p. 571-574, Msk 74247 o ii 38; ASJ 09, 289-291 o ii 3').

masab[basket] bar[outside] gunu[speckled]

[^gima]-⸢sa₂⸣-ab bar gun₃-⸢gun₃⸣-nu = ša₂ bir-mu (Iraq 06, 69 o ii 15').

muš[snake] gunu[speckled]

muš gun₃-a (MSL 11, A 07895 x 16).

na[stone] gunu[speckled]

na₄ gun₃ (AlT 447 iii 9).

na₄ gun₃-⸢a⸣ (CT 06, pl. 11-14, BM 092611 a ii 37; OB Nippur Ura 4 84).

na₄ gun₃^? = bi-ir-mu-um (CUSAS 12, 7.1 A r ii 12').

nir[stone] bar[outside] gunu[speckled]

⸢^na₄nir₂⸣ bar gun₃ (BM 015780a b ii 21).

nunuz[egg] gunu[speckled]

^na₄nunuz gun₃ (AlT 447 iii 2).

^na₄nunuz gun₃-a (CT 06, pl. 11-14, BM 092611 a ii 27).

saŋ[head] bar[outside] gunu[speckled]

saŋ bar gun₃ = ši-it-ḫa-rum (MSLSSI, 17-27 ii 15).

saŋ[head] gunu[speckled]

saŋ gun₃-gun₃ = ši-it-ḫa-rum (MSLSSI, 17-27 ii 16).

saŋ [gun₃-nu/na^?] = ⸢bu^?-ru^?⸣-mu (MSLSSI, 17-27 i 36).

saŋ[head] igi[eye] gunu[speckled]

saŋ igi gun₃ = ti-qu₂-u₂ (MSLSSI, 17-27 ii 17).

saŋšu[cap] gunu[speckled]

^tug₂saŋšu ⸢gun₃⸣-[a] (UET 7, 092 r iv 25).

siki[hair] gunu[speckled]

siki gun₃-[a] (A 07896 xii' 8'').

su[flesh] gunu[speckled]

su an-gun₃ (ED Plants 89).

suhub[boots] bar[outside] gunu[speckled]

^kušsuḫub bar gun₃-gun₃ = ša₂ bir-mi (Ura 11 section 1, 163a; SpTU 2, 052 r ii' 2').

suhub[boots] gunu[speckled]

^kušsuḫub gun₃-a (A 07896 i 21').

udu[sheep] gunu[speckled]

udu gun₃^?-a (SLT 043 r iv 16'; OB Nippur Ura 3 105).

[udu] gun₃-nu = bu-ru-u₂ (Ura 13 Seg.1, 99; CTMMA 2, 055 o ii 45).

[udu] gun₃-a = bar-ru-[mu] (LTBA 1, 36 o 11').

uhin[date] gunu[speckled]

u₄-ḫi-in gun₃-a (PBS 05, 135 o i 6).

ur[dog] gunu[speckled]

ur gun₃-a (YBC 11118 o i 12).

ur ⸢gun₃^?⸣-[a^?] = [...] (LTBA 1, 45 o ii 5').

[ur gun₃]-nu (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a o i' 23).

ur gun₃-gun₃ = bur-ru-mu (LTBA 1, 40 o ii 19).

ur gun₃-gun₃-nu = bur-ru-mu (Ura 14 93; BM 036396 2').

ur gun₃-nu = bur-[ru]-mu (LTBA 1, 44 o ii 25').

uz[duck] gunu[speckled]

[uz] ⸢gun₃⸣-a^mušen (CT 06, pl. 11-14, BM 092611 d i 44).

uzud[goat] gunu[speckled]

uzud gun₃-a (OIP 011, 044 o ii' 13').

zu[stone] gunu[speckled]

^na₄⸢zu₂⸣ gun₃-⸢a⸣ (CUSAS 12, 3.4.3 o 7).

ŋeš[tree] gunu[speckled]

⸢ŋeš⸣ gun₃ (Syria 12, pl. 46-47, 03 + pl. 47, 04 o i 14).

ŋešgana[tree] gunu[speckled]

ŋeš-kin₂ [gun₃^?]-a (Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 o i 18).

ŋirtab[scorpion] gunu[speckled]

[ŋir₂-tab] ⸢gun₃⸣-a = bar-ru-mu (LTBA 1, 45 r iii 39).

ŋir₂-tab gun₃-gun₃-nu = bur-ru-mu (Ura 14 373; BM 056956+ r 21'; CT 19, pl. 08, Sm 0758 r iii frg.3 12a'; LTBA 1, 40 r iii 2).

[ŋir₂]-tab gun₃-nu = <(burrumu)> (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a r iii 16).

šagida[garment] gunu[speckled]

⸢^tug₂⸣šag₄-gi-dab₅ gun₃-⸢a⸣ (TIM 10, 050 o i 3).

šah[pig] bar[outside] gunu[speckled]

⸢šaḫ⸣ [bar] ⸢gun₃⸣-nu = MIN<([...]-x-mu)> (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a o ii' 26).

šaḫ₂ bar gun₃-gun₃-nu = [...] (LTBA 1, 49 o ii 13').

šaḫ bar gun₃-gun₃-nu = MIN<(bur-ma-mu)> (Ura 14 164; LTBA 1, 44 o iii 23).

šah[pig] gunu[speckled]

⸢šaḫ₂⸣ gun₃-⸢gun₃⸣-[nu] = [...] (LTBA 1, 40 o iii 10').

šaḫ gun₃-a = bur-[ru-mu] (LTBA 1, 45 r i 4).

šaḫ gun₃-gun₃-nu = [burrumu] (Ura 14 180).

⸢šaḫ⸣ gun₃-nu = <(burrumu)> (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a o ii' 42).

šaŋan[flask] bar[outside] gunu[speckled]

^dugšaŋan bar-⸢a gun₃^?-gun₃⸣ = [...] (Iraq 06, 71 o ii 25).

šembizida[kohl] igi[eye] gunu[speckled]

šem-bi-zid igi gun₃ = MIN<(e-gu-u)> ša₂ e-qe₂-e (K 04341 ii 21').

šembizida[kohl] igi[face] gunu[speckled]

šem-[bi-zid igi gun₃] = [...] (CT 19 pl. 35, Sm 1808 o ii' 9').

šuba[stone] gunu[speckled]

^na₄šuba gun₃-a (OB Nippur Ura 4 68; MSL SS 1, 100 o i 2').

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