muldamul [ANIMAL] N (26x) Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. mul-da-mul; mul-da; mul-da-mu "an animal; an aquatic animal"

[1]	𒀯𒁕𒀯	mul-da-mul
[2]	𒀯𒁕	mul-da
[3]	𒀯𒁕𒈬	mul-da-mu

	OB	Post-OB
[1]	2	14
[2]		8
[3]		2

3 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (2x/8%)

Neo-Assyrian (18x/69%)

Neo-Babylonian (6x/23%)

Senses:

1. an animal (10x/38%)

2. an aquatic animal (16x/62%)

Lexical Associations

ayyaru[flower]N ilu[god]N (// muldamul[animal])

mul-da = MIN<(a-a-ar₂)> DINGIR (Ura 14 349; LTBA 1, 40 r ii 45).

[mul]-da-mu = ia-ar₂ DINGIR (LTBA 1, 45 r iii 19).

mul-da-mul = a-a-ar₂ DINGIR (Ura 14 348; LTBA 1, 40 r ii 44b).

hammu[pond]N (// muldamul[animal])

mul-da-mul = ḫa-am-mu (Ura 14 347; LTBA 1, 40 r ii 44a).

lummû[spider or snail]N (// muldamul[animal])

mul-da-mul = lum-mu-u₂ (Ura 14 346; LTBA 1, 40 r ii 43).

muldamû[(an invertebrate)]N (// muldamul[animal])

[mul]-da-mu = ŠU<(muldamû)>^u₂ (LTBA 1, 45 r iii 18).

hammu[aquatic animal]N mû[water]N (// muldamul[animal] a[water])

[mul^?]-⸢da⸣ a = MIN<(ḫa-am-mu)> me-e (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a r ii 37').

hammu[pond]N (// muldamul[animal] a[water])

[mul]-⸢da⸣ a = ḫa-mi-me-tum (LTBA 1, 45 r iii 20).

hammu[pond]N mû[water]N (// muldamul[animal] a[water])

mul-da a = ḫa-am-me me-e (Ura 14 350; LTBA 1, 40 r ii 46a).

hammu[aquatic animal]N (// x muldamul[animal])

[(...)] ⸢mul^?⸣-da = MIN<(ḫa-am-mu)> (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a r ii 36'; Ura 14 347a).

hammu[pond]N (// x muldamul[animal])

References for all phrases

muldamul[animal]

⸢mul⸣-da-mul (HS 1831 r ii' 6; OB Nippur Ura 3 390).

⸢mul⸣-da-mul = [...] (BM 056956+ o 42, o 43, o 44; LTBA 1, 49 r i' 18', r i' 19', r i' 20'; LTBA 1, 44 r ii 38', r ii 39').