kurku [FLOOD] N (44x) Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Hellenistic wr. kur-ku; ku-kur; kur-kud; kur-ku₄; kurku₂; ku-kur-kur; kur-ku-ku; kur₉-kur; kur-kur; kur-ur₂-ku; kur-ur₂-ku-ra "flood; wave"

[1]	𒆳𒆪	kur-ku
[2]	𒆪𒆳	ku-kur
[3]	𒆳𒋻	kur-kud
[4]	𒆳𒆭	kur-ku₄
[5]	𒅗𒀭𒉌𒋛	kurku₂
[6]	𒆪𒆳𒆳	ku-kur-kur
[7]	𒆳𒆪𒆪	kur-ku-ku
[8]	𒆭𒆳	kur₉-kur
[9]	𒆳𒆳	kur-kur
[10]	𒆳𒌫𒆪	kur-ur₂-ku
[11]	𒆳𒌫𒆪𒊏	kur-ur₂-ku-ra

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]								10	7
[2]								15
[3]							2	1
[4]						2		1
[5]								1	2
[6]								1
[7]								1
[8]								1
[9]
[10]
[11]

15 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Lagash II (2x/5%)

Ur III (2x/5%)

Old Babylonian (31x/70%)

Neo-Assyrian (7x/16%)

Hellenistic (2x/5%)

Senses:

1. flood (43x/98%)

2. wave (1x/2%)

Akk. agû.

Bibliography

[2005] B. Alster, Studies Klein 7.

[2004] M. Jaques, ZA 94 223-225.

Lexical Associations

agû[wave]N (// kurku[flood])

[kur]-ku = a-gu-u₂ (CT 19, pl. 30-32, K 00005 o i 22').

agû[wave]N pāšu[axe]N (// kurku[flood])

kur^!(ŠE-)ku = MIN<(a-gu-u₂)> pa-a-ši (CT 12, pl. 40-41, K 00039 o ii 47).

alālu[sing a joyfull song]V (// kurku[flood])

kur-ku = at-lu-lu (Farmer's Instructions 205-206 o i 11).

nakāpu[push]V ša[of]DET agû[wave]N (// kurku[flood])

kur-ku = MIN<(na-ka-pu)> ša₂ A.⸢GI₆⸣^e (CT 12, pl. 33, K 02034 o ii 6; CT 12, pl. 33, 1880-07-19, 308 o i' 7').

naqāru[demolish]V (// kurku[flood])

kur-ku = na-qa-ru (Farmer's Instructions 205-206 o i 12).

dūru[wall]N ullulu[cleansed]AJ (// bad[wall] kurku[flood])

bad₃ kur-ku = du-ru ul-lu-lu (Farmer's Instructions 205-206 o i 13).

References for all phrases

KA kurku[flood]

KA kur-ku = ⸢x⸣-[...] (CT 19, pl. 12, K 11394 o? ii' 8').

kurku[flood]

kur-ku (OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 384).

kur-ku = ⸢x⸣-[...] (CT 19, pl. 12, K 11394 o? ii' 7').

[kur]-ku = a-gu-u₂ (CT 19, pl. 30-32, K 00005 o i 22').

kur^!(ŠE-)ku = MIN<(a-gu-u₂)> pa-a-ši (CT 12, pl. 40-41, K 00039 o ii 47).

kur-ku = at-lu-lu (Farmer's Instructions 205-206 o i 11).

kur-ku = MIN<(na-ka-pu)> ša₂ A.⸢GI₆⸣^e (CT 12, pl. 33, K 02034 o ii 6; CT 12, pl. 33, 1880-07-19, 308 o i' 7').

kur-ku = na-qa-ru (Farmer's Instructions 205-206 o i 12).

bad[wall] kurku[flood]

bad₃ kur-ku = du-ru ul-lu-lu (Farmer's Instructions 205-206 o i 13).

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