mušgu [BIRD] N (13x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. muš-gu₇^mušen; muš-gu₃^mušen; muš-ga^mušen; muš-gu₃ "a bird"

[1]	𒈲𒅥𒄷	muš-gu₇^mušen
[2]	𒈲𒅗𒄷	muš-gu₃^mušen
[3]	𒈲𒂵𒄷	muš-ga^mušen
[4]	𒈲𒅗	muš-gu₃

	ED IIIb	Ur III	OB	Post-OB
[1]		1	6	5
[2]	1
[3]
[4]

4 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (1x/8%)

Ur III (1x/8%)

Old Babylonian (6x/46%)

Neo-Assyrian (2x/15%)

Neo-Babylonian (3x/23%)

Senses:

1. a bird (13x/100%)

Bibliography

[2006] C. Wilcke, Studies Vanstiphout 216 n32.

[2004] N. Veldhuis, Nanše 268-269.

Lexical Associations

kirikaru[(a bird)]N (// mušgu[bird])

muš-gu₇^mušen = MIN<(kirikarru)> (Ura 18 Seg.9, 62b).

muš-gu₇^mušen = MIN<(ki-ri-ka-ru)> (UET 7, 0139 o 14').

muškû[snake-eater]N (// mušgu[bird])

muš-gu₇^mušen = muš-[ku-u] (Ura 18 Seg.9, 63; UET 7, 0139 o 15').

References for all phrases

mušgu[bird]

muš-gu₃^mušen (ED Birds 132).

muš-gu₇^mušen (UET 7, 092 iv 25'; SLT 76 r ii 31; CBS 4608 + r i 2').

muš-gu₇[^mušen] = [...] (UET 7, 0132 r i' 12).