kun [TAIL] N (474x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. kun; ^ŋeškun; kun^zabar; ku-un; ^gikun; kun₄ "tail; canal outlet; lizard"

[1]	𒆲	kun
[2]	𒄑𒆲	^ŋeš kun
[3]	𒆲𒌓𒅗𒁇	kun ^zabar
[4]	𒆪𒌦	ku-un
[5]	𒄀𒆲	^gi kun
[6]	𒄿𒇻	kun₄
+	--ga₂=ŋ.a (2x/0%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		8	24		12	1	274	107	22	2
[2]		2					6	5	7
[3]									2
[4]								1
[5]								1
[6]

22 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (10x/2%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (24x/5%)

Old Akkadian (12x/3%)

Lagash II (1x/0%)

Ur III (280x/59%)

Old Babylonian (114x/24%)

Middle Babylonian (5x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (18x/4%)

Neo-Babylonian (6x/1%)

Hellenistic (2x/0%)

unknown (2x/0%)

Senses:

1. tail (470x/99%)

2. canal outlet (3x/1%)

3. lizard (1x/0%)

Akk. zibbatu.

kun

(Ebla Sign List 59).

= x (BM 036032 r i' 6; Ea 08 175).

Lexical Associations

zibbatu[tail]N (// kun[tail])

kun = [zi-ib-ba-tu] (Ea 08 175).

kun = zib-ba-tum (CTN 4, 232 r frg.b 13).

[kun-ŋu₁₀] = ⸢zi⸣-ba-ti (MSL 09, 66 B09 r 15; CUSAS 12, 4.2 o 24).

zibbatu[tail]N (// kun[tail] gigir[chariot])

[^ŋeš]⸢kun gigir⸣ = ⸢zib⸣-[ba-tum] (K 02026 o i 1').

kinburru[(a nest)?]N (// bar[outside] kun[tail])

^kušbar kun = kin-bu-ri (Ura 11 section 3, 40; LTBA 1, 33 r i 38).

zibbānu[(a fat-tailed sheep)]N (// bar[outside] kun[tail])

^kušbar kun = zib-ba-nu (Ura 11 section 3, 22; BM 047553 o 10').

pāru[skin]N kin-x (// bar[outside] kun[tail] x)

[^kuš]⸢bar kun x^?⸣ = ⸢pa^?-ri kin^?⸣-[...] (Iraq 06, 67 + 68 r i 9').

sāsu[moth]N (// eh[insect] kun[tail])

eḫ kun = [MIN<(sa-a-su])> (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a r ii 18; Ura 14 299).

ša[of]DET šina[two]NU zibbatu[tail]N (// eme.ŠID[lizard] kun[tail] min[two])

eme-ŠID kun min-na = ša₂ MIN zib-ba-a-šu₂ (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a r i 7; Ura 14 216; LTBA 1, 40 o iii 44').

ša[that]REL šina[two]NU zibbatu[tail]N (// eme.ŠID[lizard] kun[tail] min[two])

alpu[bull]N zibbatu[tail]N ṣalmu[black]AJ (// gud[ox] kun[tail] giggig[black])

gud kun-bi giggi = MIN<(a-lap)> zib-bat-su ṣal-mat (Ura 13 Seg.1, 261; Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 r ii 19').

alpu[bull]N zibbatu[tail]N ṣalmu[black]AJ (// gud[ox] kun[tail] x giggig[black])

⸢gud kun⸣-bi ⸢x^?⸣ giggi = MIN<(a-lap)> zib-bat-⸢su⸣ [ṣal]-⸢mat⸣ (CTMMA 2, 055 r ii 39).

rēhu[rest]N eblu[rope]N (// lu[person] kun[tail] eš[rope])

lu₂ kun eš₂ = re-eḫ EŠ₂ (NBC 09830 r i 4).

pēmu[(upper) thigh]N rapšu[wide]AJ (// uzu[flesh] ur[root] kun[tail])

uzu ur₂ ^ŋeš⸢kun⸣ = ⸢pe-e-mu ra^?-pa^?⸣-aš₂-⸢tum⸣ (MSL SS 1, 034 r i 13'; Ura 15 Seg.5, 16).

uzu ur₂ ^ŋeškun = pi-i-mu ra-pa-aš₂-tu₂ (WO 25, 067 r i' 14').

pēmu[(upper) thigh]N x (// uzu[flesh] ur[root] kun[tail])

uzu ur₂ ^ŋeškun = pe-[e-mu ...] (MSL 09, 004 N r i 16').

patru[sword]N x (// ŋiri[dagger] kun[tail])

[ŋiri₂] ⸢kun^?⸣^zabar = pa-⸢tar^?⸣ [...] (AOAT 275, 317, BM 038027 r 4').

patru[sword]N zibbatu[tail]N (// ŋiri[dagger] kun[tail])

[ŋiri₂] kun^zabar = pat-ri zib-ba-tum (Ura 12 Seg.1, 46).

References for all phrases

kun[tail]

kun (Ebla Sign List 59; ED Word List F 23; ED Animals B 100; IM 070209 r iii 17).

kun = [...] (BM 036032 r i' 6).

kun = [zi-ib-ba-tu] (Ea 08 175).

kun = zib-ba-tum (CTN 4, 232 r frg.b 13).

[kun-ŋu₁₀] = ⸢zi⸣-ba-ti (MSL 09, 66 B09 r 15; CUSAS 12, 4.2 o 24).

kun[tail] gigir[chariot]

^ŋeškun gigir (OB Nippur Ura 1 330; LTBA 1, 079 o iv 16'; Syria 12, pl. 46-47, 03 + pl. 47, 04 r iv 15; CM 22, pl. 35-36 o iii 55; CUNES 50-02-127 o 3).

^ŋeškun gigir = [...] (Emar 6/1, p. 128, Msk 731048 r i' 6').

[^ŋeš]⸢kun gigir⸣ = ⸢zib⸣-[ba-tum] (K 02026 o i 1').

kun[tail] gug[grass]

^gikun gug₄(ZI&ZI.LAGAB) (OB Nippur Ura 2 145).

kun[tail] id[river]

kun id₂-da^ki (OB Nippur Ura 5 316).

kun[tail] niŋ₂-il₂

^ŋeškun niŋ₂-il₂ (CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 d i 18').

kun[tail] siki[hair]

⸢kun⸣ siki-ŋu₁₀ (OECT 15, 135 15; OB Nippur Ugumu 24).

kun[tail] zabar[bronze]

⸢kun⸣ [zabar] = [...] (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r i 58').

kun[tail] šag[heart]

^uzukun ^uzušag₄ (K 04405 o ii' 17').

ab[cow] kun[tail] babbar[white]

ab₂ kun babbar (ED Animals A 18; SLT 051 o ii 8').

al[hoe] kun[tail] saŋ[head]

^ŋešal kun saŋ (BRM 4, 29 + 30 o iv 11).

am[bull] kun[tail] babbar[white]

am kun babbar (ED Animals A 96).

amar[young] kun[tail] babbar[white]

amar kun babbar (ED Animals A 70).

bar[outside] kun[tail]

^kušbar kun = kin-bu-ri (Ura 11 section 3, 40; LTBA 1, 33 r i 38).

^kušbar kun = zib-ba-nu (Ura 11 section 3, 22; BM 047553 o 10').

bar[outside] kun[tail] x

[^kuš]⸢bar kun x^?⸣ = ⸢pa^?-ri kin^?⸣-[...] (Iraq 06, 67 + 68 r i 9').

eh[insect] kun[tail]

eḫ kun = [MIN<(sa-a-su])> (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a r ii 18; Ura 14 299).

eme.ŠID[lizard] kun[tail] min[two]

MIN<(eme-ŠID^?)> kun min-⸢na⸣ = [...] (LTBA 1, 46 o ii' 17').

eme-ŠID kun min-na = ša₂ MIN zib-ba-a-šu₂ (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a r i 7; Ura 14 216; LTBA 1, 40 o iii 44').

gud[ox] kun[tail]

gud kun (OB Nippur Ura 3 199).

gud[ox] kun[tail] babbar[white]

gud kun babbar (ED Animals A 44).

gud[ox] kun[tail] giggig[black]

gud kun-bi giggi = MIN<(a-lap)> zib-bat-su ṣal-mat (Ura 13 Seg.1, 261; Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 r ii 19').

gud[ox] kun[tail] x giggig[black]

⸢gud kun⸣-bi ⸢x^?⸣ giggi = MIN<(a-lap)> zib-bat-⸢su⸣ [ṣal]-⸢mat⸣ (CTMMA 2, 055 r ii 39).

guru[shield] kun[tail]

^kušgur₂₁ kun (OB Nippur Ura 2 417; MSL 07, 209 V01 r iii 25).

^kušgurₓ(TUM) kun^!(DUR) (Emar 6/2, p. 571-574, Msk 74247 o iii 10; Emar 6/1, p. 264-265, Msk 74105a o iii 4').

kaš[beer] kun[tail]

kaš ⸢kun^?⸣ (N 5629 o i 1').

lu[person] kun[tail] eš[rope]

⸢lu₂⸣ kun eš₂ (MSL SS 1, p. 07 A o ii' 27).

lu₂ kun eš₂ = re-eḫ EŠ₂ (NBC 09830 r i 4).

muš[snake] kun[tail] kud-da

muš kun ⸢kud^?⸣-[da] (6N-T0931 ii' 6').

muš[snake] kun[tail] kud[cut]

[muš] ⸢kun⸣ kud-da (SLT 051 r i 13; OB Nippur Ura 3 281).

tukul[weapon] kun[tail]

^ŋeštukul kun (OB Nippur Ura 1 499; IB 1512c + r i 9).

tukul[weapon] kun[tail] sig[put]

⸢^ŋeštukul⸣ kun sig₉-ga = [...] [...] (K 14065 i' 7').

uzu[flesh] kun[tail]

⸢uzu⸣ kun (CUNES 50-02-059 r 3'; BBVOT 03, 58 o 1).

uzu[flesh] ur[root] kun[tail]

uzu ⸢ur₂ kun⸣ (NMC 10098 r iv 9; CUNES 50-02-059 r 2'; OB Nippur Ura 3 449).

uzu ur₂ ^ŋeš⸢kun⸣ = ⸢pe-e-mu ra^?-pa^?⸣-aš₂-⸢tum⸣ (MSL SS 1, 034 r i 13'; Ura 15 Seg.5, 16).

uzu ur₂ ^ŋeškun = pi-i-mu ra-pa-aš₂-tu₂ (WO 25, 067 r i' 14').

uzu ur₂ ^ŋeškun = pe-[e-mu ...] (MSL 09, 004 N r i 16').

ŋiri[dagger] kun[tail]

[ŋiri₂] ⸢kun^?⸣^zabar = pa-⸢tar^?⸣ [...] (AOAT 275, 317, BM 038027 r 4').

[ŋiri₂] kun^zabar = pat-ri zib-ba-tum (Ura 12 Seg.1, 46).

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