kun [SHINE] V/i (12x) Lagash II, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. kun₂; kun₂-kun₂; ^ku-^unkun₂ "to shine brightly"

[1]	𒉺	kun₂
[2]	𒉺𒉺	kun₂-kun₂
[3]	𒆪𒌦𒉺	^ku-^unkun₂

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]						2		4	3
[2]								2
[3]									1

6 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Lagash II (2x/17%)

Old Babylonian (6x/50%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/8%)

Neo-Assyrian (2x/17%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/8%)

Senses:

1. to shine brightly (12x/100%)

Akk. nabâtu.

kun₂

(OB Nippur Ea 492a; Ea 01 300; BM 023645 r ii 22).

Lexical Associations

nabāṭu[be(come) bright]V (// kun[shine])

kun₂ = na-ba-a-ṭu₂ (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 r ii 9; Ea 01 300).

kun₂ = na-ba₇^?-ṭum (BM 023645 r ii 22).

^ku-⸢^un⸣kun₂ = na-[ba-ṭu] (MSL 16, 189 r i 6').

References for all phrases

kun[shine]

kun₂ (OB Nippur Ea 492a; MSL 14, 018 Bb r v 10).

kun₂ = na-ba-a-ṭu₂ (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 r ii 9; Ea 01 300).

kun₂ = na-ba₇^?-ṭum (BM 023645 r ii 22).

^ku-⸢^un⸣kun₂ = na-[ba-ṭu] (MSL 16, 189 r i 6').

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