mušendu [BIRD-CATCHER] N (349x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. mušen-du₃; usan₃-du₃; mušen-du₁₀; ^lu₂^kušusan₃-du₃; mušen-du₃-ḫu; usanduₓ(NUNUZ.AB₂×AŠGAB); ^lu₂^kušmušen-du₃ "bird-catcher, fowler"

[1]	𒄷𒆕	mušen-du₃
[2]	𒉮𒆕	usan₃-du₃
[3]	𒄷𒄭	mušen-du₁₀
[4]	𒇽𒋢𒉮𒆕	^lu₂^kušusan₃-du₃
[5]	𒄷𒆕𒄷	mušen-du₃-ḫu
[6]	𒉮𒉮	usanduₓ(NUNUZ.AB₂×AŠGAB)
[7]	𒇽𒋢𒄷𒆕	^lu₂^kušmušen-du₃

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		5	22		19	5	225	43	9
[2]		15	3			1
[3]					1
[4]		1
[5]
[6]
[7]

23 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (21x/6%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (25x/7%)

Old Akkadian (20x/6%)

Lagash II (6x/2%)

Ur III (225x/64%)

Old Babylonian (43x/12%)

Middle Babylonian (2x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (6x/2%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/0%)

Senses:

1. bird-catcher, fowler (349x/100%)

Akk. usandû.

Bibliography

[2003-2004] W. Sallaberger, JEOL 38 54.

[1998] J. Bauer, Vorsargonische Abschnitt 547.

[1995] G. Visicato, Bureaucracy of Šuruppak 130-131.

[1992] M. Sigrist, Drehem 216; 370.

mušen-du₃

= x (CTN 4, 227 14').

usandu

= usandûm (OB Nippur Diri Seg.7, 5; BIN 02, 037 ii' 5').

Lexical Associations

emqu[wise]AJ (// mušendu[bird-catcher])

usandu = em-qum (OB Nippur Diri Seg.7, 6).

mūdû[that who is wise]N (// mušendu[bird-catcher])

mušen⸢^x-^x⸣-^an-^du-du₃ = mu-du-⸢u₂⸣ (K 02056 r ii 27).

usandû[bird-catcher]N (// mušendu[bird-catcher])

mušen-du₃ = ⸢u₂^?⸣-[sa-an]-⸢du⸣-um (OECT 04, 153 b 24).

usandu = u₃-sa-an-du-um (OB Nippur Diri Seg.7, 5).

ahu[arm]N (// sa[net] mušendu[bird-catcher])

^ŋešsa mušen-du₃ = a-⸢ḫu^?⸣ MIN<(še-e-tum)> ša₂ ^lu₂MUŠEN.DU₃ (RA 28, 132, K 00242+ o i 15').

muterru[(re)turner]N (// sa[net] mušendu[bird-catcher])

^ŋešsa mušen-du₃ = mu-tir-ru MIN<(še-e-tum)> ša₂ ^lu₂MUŠEN.DU₃ (RA 28, 132, K 00242+ o i 16').

References for all phrases

mušendu[bird-catcher]

⸢lu₂^?-^{kuš^?}⸣usan₃-du₃ (SF 047 28_(41)).

mušen-du₃ (CUSAS 12, 5.2 o 11; OB Nippur Lu 687d, 687e).

mušen-du₃ = [...] (CTN 4, 227 14').

usandu = [...] (BIN 02, 037 ii' 5').

usandu = em-qum (OB Nippur Diri Seg.7, 6).

mušen⸢^x-^x⸣-^an-^du-du₃ = mu-du-⸢u₂⸣ (K 02056 r ii 27).

mušen-du₃ = ⸢u₂^?⸣-[sa-an]-⸢du⸣-um (OECT 04, 153 b 24).

usandu = u₃-sa-an-du-um (OB Nippur Diri Seg.7, 5).

mušendu[bird-catcher] A-GI-ANŠE

usan₃-du₃ A::GI::ANŠE (ED Lu E 44).

mušendu[bird-catcher] mušen[bird]

usan₃-du₃ mušen (ED Lu E 43).

dam[spouse] mušendu[bird-catcher] dam[spouse]

dam mušen-du₃ dam-a-⸢ni⸣-[ir] (UM 29-15-848 o 1).

dur[bond] mušendu[bird-catcher]

⸢^gidur⸣ mušen-du₃ (CUSAS 12, 3.2.01 o ii 34; CUNES 48-08-028 o 2, r 2).

sa[net] mušendu[bird-catcher]

^ŋešsa mušen-du₃ = a-⸢ḫu^?⸣ MIN<(še-e-tum)> ša₂ ^lu₂MUŠEN.DU₃ (RA 28, 132, K 00242+ o i 15').

^ŋešsa mušen-du₃ = mu-tir-ru MIN<(še-e-tum)> ša₂ ^lu₂MUŠEN.DU₃ (RA 28, 132, K 00242+ o i 16').

{d}{+MIN}x

^d  MIN.[...] = [...] x diŋir mušen-du₃-ke₄ (Ashm 1924-0855+ r iii 31').

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