kud [SWEET] V/i (130x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic wr. ku₇-ku₇; ku₇; ku₄-ku₄ "(to be) sweet, honey-sweet; (to be) good"

[1]	𒆯𒆯	ku₇-ku₇
[2]	𒆯	ku₇
[3]	𒆭𒆭	ku₄-ku₄
+	--da=d.a (23x/18%); --de₃=d.e (7x/5%).

	ED IIIb	Ur III	OB	Post-OB
[1]			88	25
[2]	4	2	3	7
[3]			1

25 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (4x/3%)

Ur III (2x/2%)

Old Babylonian (92x/71%)

Middle Babylonian (6x/5%)

Neo-Assyrian (22x/17%)

Neo-Babylonian (3x/2%)

Hellenistic (1x/1%)

Verbal prefixes: V.m ; al ; ba.n ; ha.mu.n ; ha.mu.ni.n ; mu ; mu.n .

Senses:

1. (to be) sweet, honey-sweet (130x/100%)

2. (to be) good

Akk. dašpu; matqu; ṭābu.

Bibliography

[1987] M. Powell, BSA 3 148.

kukku

= ṭābum (OB Nippur Diri 43d).

= matqu (Emar 6/2, p. 384, Msk 74152b 7', 8', 9').

ku₇

= ṭābu (Ea 04 185, 186, 187).

(OB Nippur Ea 283).

= x (CT 11, pl. 22, K 06016 r i' 3').

= matqu (K 04263+ r i 10).

ku₇-ku₇

= ṭābu (CT 11, pl. 35-36, Sm 1300 r i' 12', r i' 12a', r i' 13', r i' 13a', r i' 14', r i' 15'; FTS, p. 112 fig. 13 o 5, o 6, o 7, o 8, o 9, o 10; BWL Pl. 73 VAT 10071 o 7, o 8, o 9).

Lexical Associations

ahû[outside(r) one]N (// kud[sweet])

ku₇-ku₇ = a-ḫu-[u] (CT 11, pl. 35-36, Sm 1300 r i' 14').

dašpu[(honey-)sweet one]N (// kud[sweet])

ku₇-ku₇ = da-aš₂-pu (CT 11, pl. 35-36, Sm 1300 r i' 13'; BWL Pl. 73 VAT 10071 o 9).

dašpu[(honey-)sweet]AJ (// kud[sweet])

kukku = ⸢da⸣-aš-pu (Emar 6/2, p. 384, Msk 74152b 9').

kukku = da-aš-[pu]-um (OB Nippur Diri 47).

ku₇-ku₇ = da-aš-pu-um (OECT 04, 152 a i 41; FTS, p. 112 fig. 13 o 9).

dašpu[sweet]AJ (// kud[sweet])

ku₇ = daš-pu (Ea 04 187).

duššupu[sweetened]AJ (// kud[sweet])

kukku = du-uš-šu-pu-um (OB Nippur Diri 48).

ku₇-ku₇ = du-uš-šu-pu-um (OECT 04, 152 a i 44; FTS, p. 112 fig. 13 o 10).

marqu[ground]AJ (// kud[sweet])

ku₇-ku₇ = ma-ar-qum (OECT 04, 152 a i 42).

matqu[sweet one]N (// kud[sweet])

ku₇ = ⸢mat⸣-qu (K 04263+ r i 10; Ea 04 186).

matqu[sweet]AJ (// kud[sweet])

kukku = ⸢mat⸣-qu (Emar 6/2, p. 384, Msk 74152b 7').

kukku = ma-at-qum (OB Nippur Diri 44).

ku₇-ku₇ = ⸢mat⸣-qu (BWL Pl. 73 VAT 10071 o 8).

ku₇-ku₇ = ma-at-qum (OECT 04, 152 a i 40; FTS, p. 112 fig. 13 o 6).

matāqu[be(come) sweet]V (// kud[sweet])

kukku = ma-ta-qum (OB Nippur Diri 45).

ku₇-ku₇ = ma-ta-qum (FTS, p. 112 fig. 13 o 7).

mutqu[sweet thing]N (// kud[sweet])

kukku = mu-ut^!-qum (OB Nippur Diri 46).

ku₇-ku₇ = mu-ut^!-qum (FTS, p. 112 fig. 13 o 8).

ṭābu[good one]N (// kud[sweet])

ku₇-ku₇ = ṭa-a-bu (CT 11, pl. 35-36, Sm 1300 r i' 12'; BWL Pl. 73 VAT 10071 o 7).

ṭābu[good]AJ (// kud[sweet])

kukku = ⸢ṭa⸣-a-bu (Emar 6/2, p. 384, Msk 74152b 8').

kukku = ṭa-bu-um (OB Nippur Diri 43d).

ku₇ = ṭa-a-bu (Ea 04 185).

ku₇-ku₇ = ṭa-a-bu-um (OECT 04, 152 a i 43; FTS, p. 112 fig. 13 o 5).

ṭābu[good]AJ matqu[sweet]AJ dašpu[sweet]AJ (// kud[sweet])

ku₇ = ṭa-a-bu mat-qu daš-⸢pu⸣ (AJSL 33, 170-171 r i 21).

ša[of]DET mutāqu[confectionary]N (// muhaldim[cook] ninda[bread] kud[sweet])

[muḫaldim ninda] ⸢ku₇⸣-ku₇ = ⸢ša mut-ta-qi₂⸣ (STT 2, 373 r ii 16).

mutāqu[confectionary]N (// ninda[bread] kud[sweet])

[ninda ku₇]-ku₇ = mut-ta-a-qu (BaM 10, 133-134 17 r i 13).

kuduppānu[(a kind of) pomegranate]N (// nurma[pomegranate] kud[sweet])

nu-ur₂-ma al-ku₇-ku₇ = ku-dup-pa-nu ⸢mat-qu⸣ da-aš₂-pu (SpTU 3, 116 r ii 13').

[^ŋeš]nu-ur₂-mu ⸢ku₇-ku₇⸣ = ku-dup-pi-⸢nu^?⸣ (MSL SS 1, 015 r ii' 16).

kuduppānu[(kind of) pomegranate]N (// nurma[pomegranate] kud[sweet])

[^ŋešnu-ur₂-ma ku₇]-⸢ku₇^?⸣ = ku-⸢dup⸣-[pa-nu] (CT 19, pl. 36, Sm 0006 o i' 22'; Rm 0367+ r ii 23).

kuduppānu[(kind of) pomegranate]N (// šim[aromatics] nurma[pomegranate] kud[sweet])

[šim nu-ur₂]-⸢ma^?⸣ ku₇-ku₇ = ku-dup-pa-⸢nu⸣ (K 07725 i' 5').

References for all phrases

kud[sweet]

ku₇ (MSL 14, 023 Fq o iii 18'; OB Nippur Ea 283; MSL 14, 018 Bb r i 16').

ku₇ = [...] (CT 11, pl. 22, K 06016 r i' 3').

ku₇-ku₇ = [...] (CT 11, pl. 35-36, Sm 1300 r i' 12a', r i' 13a').

ku₇-ku₇ = šid-da-⸢at⸣ [...] (CT 11, pl. 35-36, Sm 1300 r i' 15').

ku₇-ku₇ = a-ḫu-[u] (CT 11, pl. 35-36, Sm 1300 r i' 14').

ku₇-ku₇ = da-aš₂-pu (CT 11, pl. 35-36, Sm 1300 r i' 13'; BWL Pl. 73 VAT 10071 o 9).

kukku = ⸢da⸣-aš-pu (Emar 6/2, p. 384, Msk 74152b 9').

kukku = da-aš-[pu]-um (OB Nippur Diri 47).

ku₇-ku₇ = da-aš-pu-um (OECT 04, 152 a i 41; FTS, p. 112 fig. 13 o 9).

ku₇ = daš-pu (Ea 04 187).

kukku = du-uš-šu-pu-um (OB Nippur Diri 48).

ku₇-ku₇ = du-uš-šu-pu-um (OECT 04, 152 a i 44; FTS, p. 112 fig. 13 o 10).

ku₇-ku₇ = ma-ar-qum (OECT 04, 152 a i 42).

ku₇ = ⸢mat⸣-qu (K 04263+ r i 10; Ea 04 186).

kukku = ⸢mat⸣-qu (Emar 6/2, p. 384, Msk 74152b 7').

kukku = ma-at-qum (OB Nippur Diri 44).

ku₇-ku₇ = ⸢mat⸣-qu (BWL Pl. 73 VAT 10071 o 8).

ku₇-ku₇ = ma-at-qum (OECT 04, 152 a i 40; FTS, p. 112 fig. 13 o 6).

kukku = ma-ta-qum (OB Nippur Diri 45).

ku₇-ku₇ = ma-ta-qum (FTS, p. 112 fig. 13 o 7).

kukku = mu-ut^!-qum (OB Nippur Diri 46).

ku₇-ku₇ = mu-ut^!-qum (FTS, p. 112 fig. 13 o 8).

ku₇-ku₇ = ṭa-a-bu (CT 11, pl. 35-36, Sm 1300 r i' 12'; BWL Pl. 73 VAT 10071 o 7).

kukku = ⸢ṭa⸣-a-bu (Emar 6/2, p. 384, Msk 74152b 8').

kukku = ṭa-bu-um (OB Nippur Diri 43d).

ku₇ = ṭa-a-bu (Ea 04 185).

ku₇-ku₇ = ṭa-a-bu-um (OECT 04, 152 a i 43; FTS, p. 112 fig. 13 o 5).

ku₇ = ṭa-a-bu mat-qu daš-⸢pu⸣ (AJSL 33, 170-171 r i 21).

kud[sweet] tir[forest]

ku₇ tir (ED Word List F 102).

hašhur[apple] kud[sweet]

ḫašḫur ku₇-ku₇ (SLT 015 c iii 27).

im[clay] kal[rare] kud[sweet]

im kal ⸢ku₇^?⸣-[ku₇] (AlT 445 o ii 10').

⸢im⸣ kal-la ku₇^! (ASJ 09, 289-291 o iv 16').

kaš[beer] kud[sweet]

kaš ku₇-ku₇ (SLT 019 o 10).

muhaldim[cook] ninda[bread] kud[sweet]

[muḫaldim ninda] ⸢ku₇⸣-ku₇ = ⸢ša mut-ta-qi₂⸣ (STT 2, 373 r ii 16).

ninda[bread] kud[sweet]

[ninda ku₇]-ku₇ = mut-ta-a-qu (BaM 10, 133-134 17 r i 13).

nurma[pomegranate] kud[sweet]

nu-ur₂-ma ku₇-⸢ku₇⸣ (SLT 017 r ii 4').

^ŋešnu-⸢ur₂⸣-ma ⸢ku₇^?⸣-[ku₇] = [...] [ma]-⸢tuq-tu⸣ (RA 17, 133, K 04161+ o i 26).

nu-ur₂-ma al-ku₇-ku₇ = ku-dup-pa-nu ⸢mat-qu⸣ da-aš₂-pu (SpTU 3, 116 r ii 13').

[^ŋeš]nu-ur₂-mu ⸢ku₇-ku₇⸣ = ku-dup-pi-⸢nu^?⸣ (MSL SS 1, 015 r ii' 16).

[^ŋešnu-ur₂-ma ku₇]-⸢ku₇^?⸣ = ku-⸢dup⸣-[pa-nu] (CT 19, pl. 36, Sm 0006 o i' 22'; Rm 0367+ r ii 23).

uhin[date] kud[sweet]

u₄-ḫi-in ku₇^!(UŠ-)ku₇^!(UŠ) (SLT 015 d ii 2).

ukuš[cucumber] kud[sweet]

ukuš₂ ku₇^!(UŠ-)ku₇^!(UŠ) (SLT 015 d ii 23; SLT 12 r v 10').

zulum[date] kud[sweet]

zu₂-lum ku₇-ku₇ (SLT 015 d ii 17).

ŋešnimbar[palm] uhin[date] kud[sweet]

^ŋešŋešnimbar u₄-ḫi-in ku₇-ku₇ (Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 o iii 43).

^ŋešŋešnimbar MIN<(u₄-ḫi-in)> ku₇-⸢ku₇⸣ = [...] (K 04425 r i' 3'; K 08240+ o ii 12).

ŋeštin[vine] kud[sweet]

ŋeštin ku₇^!(UŠ-)ku₇^!(UŠ) (SLT 015 d i 18).

šim[aromatics] nurma[pomegranate] kud[sweet]

[šim nu-ur₂]-⸢ma^?⸣ ku₇-ku₇ = ku-dup-pa-⸢nu⸣ (K 07725 i' 5').

šum[garlic] kud[sweet]

šum₂ KU₇ (ED Plants 104).

šum[garlic] sikil[pure] kud[sweet]

šum₂ sikil KU₇ (ED Plants 105).

šum[garlic] sikil[pure] kud[sweet] ses[bitter]

šum₂ sikil KU₇ sis (ED Plants 106).

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kud [SWEET] (V/i)

Attested in the following periods:

Senses:

2. (to be) good

Bibliography

Lexical Associations