hunu [WEAK] V/i (127x) Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, unknown wr. ḫu-nu; ḫu-ḫu-nu; ḫu-na; ḫu "(to be) weak (of animals); (to be) disabled; (to be) helpless"

[1]	𒄷𒉡	ḫu-nu
[2]	𒄷𒄷𒉡	ḫu-ḫu-nu
[3]	𒄷𒈾	ḫu-na
[4]	𒄷	ḫu
+	--na=n.a (1x/1%).

	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	7	95	10	2
[2]		9	1
[3]		2
[4]			1

11 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Ur III (7x/6%)

Old Babylonian (106x/83%)

Middle Babylonian (6x/5%)

Neo-Assyrian (5x/4%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/1%)

unknown (2x/2%)

Verbal prefixes: al .

Senses:

1. (to be) weak (of animals) (126x/99%)

2. (to be) disabled (1x/1%)

3. (to be) helpless

Akk. enšu; hašāru.

Bibliography

[1973] Å. Sjöberg, JCS 25 137.

hu-nu

= e-ni-šu (MSL 14, 143-144 22 ii 18').

Lexical Associations

enēšu[be(come) weak]V (// hunu[weak])

ḫu = e-[ne₂-šu] (CT 19, pl. 48-49, K 00026 o ii 21').

enšu[weak one]N ša[of]DET umāmu[animal]N (// hunu[weak] me-a)

ḫu-nu me-a = MIN<(en-šu)> ša₂ ⸢u₂⸣-[ma-mi] (CT 19, pl. 48-49, K 00026 o ii 20').

haššāʾu[(a cripple)]N (// lu[person] hunu[weak])

lu₂ al-ḫu-ḫu-nu^! = ⸢ḫa⸣-ša-a-a-um (CUSAS 12, 5.1 o 4; OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.2, 14).

haššāʾum[(a cripple)]N (// lu[person] hunu[weak])

lu₂ ḫu-ḫu-nu = ḫa-ša-a-rum (NBC 09830 r i 18).

enšu[weak]AJ (// udu[sheep] hunu[weak])

udu ḫu-nu-me-a = en-[šu₂] (Ura 13 Seg.1, 176; Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 o iii 49).

ramû[slacken]V (// udu[sheep] hunu[weak])

udu ḫu-nu-me-a = ra-mu-u₂ (Ura 13 Seg.1, 175; Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 o iii 48; CTMMA 2, 055 r i 7'a).

enšu[weak]AJ (// šu[hand] hunu[weak])

[šu] ⸢ḫu⸣-ḫu-nu = ⸢e-ni⸣-iš-⸢tum⸣ (YBC 13524 c 195).

References for all phrases

hunu[weak]

ḫu-⸢ḫu⸣-[nu] (KUB 37, 147 + KBo 26, 032 + (?) KUB 03, 108 (+) VBoT 80 o iii' 16'').

ḫu-<(nu)> = e-ni-⸢šu⸣ (MSL 14, 143-144 22 ii 18').

ḫu = e-[ne₂-šu] (CT 19, pl. 48-49, K 00026 o ii 21').

hunu[weak] me-a

ḫu-nu me-a = MIN<(en-šu)> ša₂ ⸢u₂⸣-[ma-mi] (CT 19, pl. 48-49, K 00026 o ii 20').

a[arm] hunu[weak]

a₂ ḫu-nu (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 45).

eme[donkey] hunu[weak]

MIN<([eme₅])> ḫu-nu-[me-a] (Emar 6/1, p. 251, Msk 74102d r i' 4', r i' 5').

gud[ox] hunu[weak]

gud al-ḫu-nu-na (OB Nippur Ura 3 191).

[gud] ⸢ḫu⸣-nu-a (CUNES 52-08-068 o i 7', o ii 8').

lu[person] hunu[weak]

lu₂ al-ḫu-ḫu-nu = ḫa-aš-ša-a-u₂ (MSL 12, 157 A 89).

lu₂ al-ḫu-nu = ra-mu-u₂ (MSL 12, 157 A 90).

lu₂ ⸢al-ḫu⸣-nu = [...] (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.2, 12, Seg.2, 13).

lu₂ al-ḫu-nu-a (MSL SS 1, p. 07 C o i frg.2 7'').

lu₂ al-ḫu-nu-a = en-šum (MSL 12, 157 A 88).

lu₂ al-ḫu-ḫu-nu^! = ⸢ḫa⸣-ša-a-a-um (CUSAS 12, 5.1 o 4; OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.2, 14).

lu₂ ḫu-ḫu-nu = ḫa-ša-a-rum (NBC 09830 r i 18).

udu[sheep] hunu[weak]

⸢udu ḫu⸣-nu-me-a = [...] (MSL 08/1, 005 E o ii' 31').

udu ḫu-nu-me-a = en-[šu₂] (Ura 13 Seg.1, 176; Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 o iii 49).

udu ḫu-nu-me-a = ra-mu-u₂ (Ura 13 Seg.1, 175; Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 o iii 48; CTMMA 2, 055 r i 7'a).

uzud[goat] hunu[weak]

uzud ḫu-nu-me-a (OIP 011, 044 o ii' 25').

uzud[goat] hunu[weak] 27

uzud ḫu-nu-me-a 27 (OIP 011, 044 o ii' 26').

šu[hand] hunu[weak]

šu ḫu-ḫu-nu (Nippur Nigga 220).