kiŋ [SEEK] V/t (253x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Hellenistic, Uncertain, unknown wr. kiŋ₂-kiŋ₂; kiŋ₂; ke-en-ke-ne; ki-in; ke-en-ke; kin₅ "to seek, search"

See ešbar kiŋ[decide]V/t, ešbar kiŋ dug[decide]V/t, gu kin[gather]V/t, ki kiŋ[seek]V/t.

[1]	𒆥𒆥	kiŋ₂-kiŋ₂
[2]	𒆥	kiŋ₂
[3]	𒆠𒂗𒆠𒉈	ke-en-ke-ne
[4]	𒆠𒅔	ki-in
[5]	𒆠𒂗𒆠	ke-en-ke
[6]	𒌺	kin₅
+	--na=n.a (2x/1%); --ŋa₂=ŋ.a (26x/10%); --ŋe₂₆=ŋ.e (5x/2%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]							6	110	21
[2]			2			4	4	90	11	2
[3]								2
[4]								1
[5]
[6]

117 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (2x/1%)

Lagash II (4x/2%)

Ur III (10x/4%)

Old Babylonian (203x/80%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (29x/11%)

Hellenistic (2x/1%)

Uncertain (1x/0%)

unknown (1x/0%)

Verbal prefixes: V ; V.b ; V.m ; V.m.ši ; V.m.ši.n ; V.n ; V.ra.b ; al ; ba ; ba.i ; ba.i.n ; ba.n ; ba.ni.n ; ba.ši.b ; bi.n ; da ; da.i ; da.n ; ga ; ga.V.m ; ga.mu.e.ši ; ha ; ha.V.ni.b ; ha.V.ni.n ; ha.V.ra.b ; ha.V.ra.n ; ha.ba ; ha.va.i ; mu ; mu.a ; mu.e ; mu.e.ši ; mu.e.ši.b ; mu.i.b ; mu.i.n ; mu.n ; mu.n.ši ; mu.na ; mu.na.b ; mu.na.b.ši ; mu.na.n ; mu.na.ši ; mu.ni.n ; mu.ra ; mu.ra.i ; mu.ši ; na.V.n ; na.mu.a ; nu ; nu.V.n ; nu.ba.V.n ; nu.ba.b ; nu.mu.da ; nu.mu.n ; u.mu.e ; u.mu.n ; u.mu.ra.e ; x .

Senses:

1. to seek, search (253x/100%)

Akk. pâru.

Bibliography

[1989] P. Michalowski, Lamentation over Sumer and Ur 71-72.

[1973] G. Gragg, Sumerian Dimensional Infixes 15; 26.

kiŋ₂

= x (Ea 07 59).

Lexical Associations

pâru[seek]V (// kiŋ[seek])

⸢kiŋ₂^?⸣ = pa-a-ru (RA 17, 171, K 13637+ r i 14').

kiŋ₂ = pa-a-rum (K 04341 i 11').

qarāru[writhe]V ša[of]DET awīlu[man]N (// kiŋ[seek])

⸢kiŋ₂⸣-kiŋ₂ = MIN<(ga-ra-rum)> ša₂ LU₂ (CT 19, pl. 29, K 04378+ r ii' 3').

sahāru[go around]V ša[of]DET x (// kiŋ[seek])

kiŋ₂-kiŋ₂ = sa-ḫa-ru ša₂ [...] (RA 17, 163, K 09176+ r i' 8').

šiteʾʾû[seeking constantly]V (// kiŋ[seek])

⸢kiŋ₂⸣-kiŋ₂ = ši-te-ʾ-u (K 04341 i 12').

rîtu[pasture]N sahāru[go around]V (// u[grass] kiŋ[seek])

⸢u₂⸣ kiŋ₂ = MIN<(ri-tam)> sa-ḫa-rum (K 04369 r ii' 17').

rîtu[pasture]N šeʾû[seek (out)]V (// u[grass] kiŋ[seek])

⸢u₂⸣ kiŋ₂ = ri-tam šu-te-ʾ-u₂ (K 04369 r ii' 16').

pašāru[release]V (// šag[heart] kiŋ[seek])

šag₄-ta kiŋ₂-ŋa₂ = pu-uš-šu-rum (CT 19, pl. 29, K 04378+ r i' 10').

References for all phrases

kiŋ[seek]

kiŋ₂ (PBS 11/1, 043 o 2').

kiŋ₂ = [...] (CUSAS 12, 1.1.2 o i 59; Ea 07 59).

kiŋ₂-⸢kiŋ₂⸣ (CUNES 50-04-160 r 1, r 2; MSL 13, 13 J, 14 R r ii 5', r ii 6').

kiŋ₂-kiŋ₂ = [...] (CT 12, pl. 40-41, K 00039 r i 4').

⸢kiŋ₂^?⸣ = pa-a-ru (RA 17, 171, K 13637+ r i 14').

kiŋ₂ = pa-a-rum (K 04341 i 11').

⸢kiŋ₂⸣-kiŋ₂ = MIN<(ga-ra-rum)> ša₂ LU₂ (CT 19, pl. 29, K 04378+ r ii' 3').

kiŋ₂-kiŋ₂ = sa-ḫa-ru ša₂ [...] (RA 17, 163, K 09176+ r i' 8').

⸢kiŋ₂⸣-kiŋ₂ = ši-te-ʾ-u (K 04341 i 12').

kiŋ[seek] pašāru[release]

kiŋ₂-kiŋ₂^pu-šu-ru-um pu-šu-ru-um (UET 6/2 0372 o 5).

x kiŋ[seek]

[...] kiŋ₂ = ŠU-[...] (K 04369 r ii' 19').

u[grass] kiŋ[seek]

⸢u₂⸣ kiŋ₂ = MIN<(ri-tam)> sa-ḫa-rum (K 04369 r ii' 17').

⸢u₂⸣ kiŋ₂ = ri-tam šu-te-ʾ-u₂ (K 04369 r ii' 16').

šag[heart] kiŋ[seek]

šag₄-ta kiŋ₂-ŋa₂ = pu-uš-šu-rum (CT 19, pl. 29, K 04378+ r i' 10').

šu[hand] kiŋ[seek]

[šu] kiŋ₂-⸢kiŋ₂⸣ = [...] (YBC 13524 d 224).

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