niŋbuna [TURTLE] N (57x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. niŋ₂-bun₂-na; niŋ₂-bun₂-na^ku₆; ^mušniŋ₂-bun₂-na; niŋ₂-bu-na; niŋ₂-bun₂-naⁿⁱ-^ib₂-^na  ^ku₆; niŋ₂-bun₂-na^kug-^sig₁₇; niŋ₂-bunₓ(LAK617×AŠ); niŋ₂-bunₓ(LAK648×IM)-na; niŋ₂-u₉-na; niŋ₂-bunₓ(LAK648×IM) "turtle; kind of snake"

[1]	𒃻𒅮𒈾	niŋ₂-bun₂-na
[2]	𒃻𒅮𒈾𒄩	niŋ₂-bun₂-na^ku₆
[3]	𒈲𒃻𒅮𒈾	^mušniŋ₂-bun₂-na
[4]	𒃻𒁍𒈾	niŋ₂-bu-na
[5]	𒃻𒅮𒈾𒉌𒌈𒈾𒄩	niŋ₂-bun₂-naⁿⁱ-^ib₂-^na  ^ku₆
[6]	𒃻𒅮𒈾𒆬𒄀	niŋ₂-bun₂-na^kug-^sig₁₇
[7]	𒃻𒔂𒔂	niŋ₂-bunₓ(LAK617×AŠ)
[8]	𒃻𒈾	niŋ₂-bunₓ(LAK648×IM)-na
[9]	𒃻𒂦𒈾	niŋ₂-u₉-na
[10]	𒃻	niŋ₂-bunₓ(LAK648×IM)

	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	OAkk	Ur III	OB	Post-OB
[1]		1	1	13	15	11
[2]					2	5
[3]						3
[4]				1
[5]					1
[6]						1
[7]	1
[8]				1
[9]		1
[10]

10 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (1x/2%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (2x/4%)

Old Akkadian (1x/2%)

Ur III (15x/26%)

Old Babylonian (18x/32%)

Middle Assyrian (3x/5%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/2%)

Neo-Assyrian (15x/26%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/2%)

Senses:

1. turtle (54x/95%)

2. kind of snake (3x/5%)

Akk. šeleppû.

Bibliography

[1981] D. Owen, ZA 71 40-43.

Lexical Associations

šeleppû[turtle]N (// niŋbuna[turtle])

niŋ₂-bun₂-⸢na⸣ = ⸢MIN⸣<(še-lep-pu-u₂)> (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a r i 10; Ura 14 219; LTBA 1, 40 o iii 47').

<niŋ₂>-⸢bun₂⸣-[na.MIN<(^kug-^{sig₁₇^?}])> = [še]-⸢le⸣-ep-pu (Emar 6/1, p. 376, Msk 74148k r ii' 6').

⸢niŋ₂-bun₂⸣-na^ku₆ = MIN<(še-lep-pu-u₂)> (AOAT 275, 607, BM 073313 r 9'; RT 36, 186 o i 10'; Ura 18 Seg.2, 2).

^mušniŋ₂-bun₂-na = še-lep-pu-u₂ (Ura 14 13; LTBA 1, 41 o 13; LTBA 1, 40 o i 13).

šeleppû[turtle]N (// niŋbuna[turtle] kugsig[gold])

niŋ₂-bun₂-na kug-sig₁₇ = še-lep-pu-u (Ura 12 Seg.3, 9; CT 19, pl. 06, K 05976+ r ii' 9').

watmu[hatchling]N šeleppû[turtle]N (// amar[young] niŋbuna[turtle])

amar niŋ₂-bun₂-[na] = a-tam MIN<(še-lep-pu-u₂)> (Ura 14 221; LTBA 1, 40 o iii 49').

[amar] ⸢MIN^?⸣<(niŋ₂-bun₂-na)>^ku₆ = a-tam MIN<(še-lep-pu-u)> (RT 36, 186 o i 12').

pelû[egg]N šeleppû[turtle]N (// nunuz[egg] niŋbuna[turtle])

⸢nunuz⸣ [niŋ₂-bun₂-na] = [pe]-el MIN<(še-lep-pu-u₂)> (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a r i 11; Ura 14 220; LTBA 1, 40 o iii 48').

[nunuz] ⸢MIN^?⸣<(niŋ₂-bun₂-na)>^ku₆ = pe-lu MIN<(še-lep-pu-u)> (RT 36, 186 o i 11').

References for all phrases

niŋbuna[turtle]

niŋ₂-bun₂-na (CUSAS 12, 2.2.1 o i 4; HS 1772 r ii' 2'; OB Nippur Ura 3 373).

[niŋ₂-bun₂]-naⁿⁱ-^ib₂-^na  ^ku₆ (CUSAS 12, 3.4.6 o 11).

niŋ₂-bunₓ(LAK617×AŠ) (TSS 0046 o vii 3).

⸢niŋ₂⸣-bunₓ(LAK648×IM)-na (6N-T0931 i' 5').

niŋ₂-u₉-na (ED Animals B 97).