kunu [APPROACH] V/i (13x) Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Hellenistic wr. ku-nu; ku-ku-nu; ku-ku-re; ku-na "to approach"

[1]	𒆪𒉡	ku-nu
[2]	𒆪𒆪𒉡	ku-ku-nu
[3]	𒆪𒆪𒊑	ku-ku-re
[4]	𒆪𒈾	ku-na

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

8 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (6x/46%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/8%)

Neo-Assyrian (3x/23%)

Hellenistic (3x/23%)

Verbal prefixes: V ; al ; ba .

Senses:

1. to approach (13x/100%)

Akk. qerēbu; sanāqu ša nakri.

Lexical Associations

qerēbu[be(come) close]V (// kunu[approach])

ku-nu = qe₂-re-bu (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ r i 28).

sanāqu[check]V ša[of]DET nakru[strange one]N (// kunu[approach])

⸢ku⸣-nu = MIN<(sa-na-qu)> ša₂ ^lu₂KUR₂ (K 00073+ o ii 8).

References for all phrases

KA kunu[approach]

KA ku-ku-nu = ⸢ḫa⸣-[...] (CT 19, pl. 30-32, K 04352+ o i 16'').

kunu[approach]

ku-nu (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 387).

ku-nu = qe₂-re-bu (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ r i 28).

⸢ku⸣-nu = MIN<(sa-na-qu)> ša₂ ^lu₂KUR₂ (K 00073+ o ii 8).

Word ID: o0032628; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0032628; version 2.7.2 (built 2024-08-31)