ninka [MONGOOSE] N (69x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, unknown wr. ^dnin-ka₆; ka₆; ^dnin-ka₅; nin-ka₆; ^dnin-ka₆^ka; še-en-ka₆ "mongoose"

[1]	𒀭𒎏𒉾	^dnin-ka₆
[2]	𒉾	ka₆
[3]	𒀭𒎏𒈜	^dnin-ka₅
[4]	𒎏𒉾	nin-ka₆
[5]	𒀭𒎏𒉾𒅗	^dnin-ka₆^ka
[6]	𒊺𒂗𒉾	še-en-ka₆

	ED IIIb	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		20	37
[2]			3	1
[3]		3	1
[4]	1	1
[5]			2
[6]

8 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (1x/1%)

Old Babylonian (24x/35%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/1%)

Middle Babylonian (8x/12%)

Neo-Assyrian (30x/43%)

Neo-Babylonian (4x/6%)

unknown (1x/1%)

Senses:

1. mongoose (69x/100%)

Akk. šikkû.

Bibliography

[2007] C. Peust, NABU 2007/70.

[2002] N. Veldhuis, JCS 54 67-69.

[1999] A.R. George, RAI 41 296 n37.

ka₆

= šikkû (Ea 01 198).

Lexical Associations

šikkukūtu['little mongoose' (part of the arm)]N (// ninka[mongoose])

[^d]⸢nin⸣-ka₆-ŋu₁₀ = ši-ku-ku-ti (MSL 09, 51 S8, 66 B12 o 5; MSL 09, 66 B09 o 8).

šikkû[mongoose]N (// ninka[mongoose])

ka₆ = ši-ik-ku-u₂ (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 r i 3; YOS 01, 53 r i 8; Ea 01 198).

nika = ši-ik-ku-⸢u₂⸣ (MAOG 11/1-2 99-109, pl. 1 r i 21').

^dnin-ka₆ = ši-ik-ku-u₂ (Ura 14 202; CT 19, pl. 08, Sm 0758 ii' frg.2 8'; Textes Scolaires, 103, 145 r i' 5'; LTBA 1, 46 o ii' 3').

puṣuddu[mongoose?]N (// ninka[mongoose] duh[loosen])

MIN<(^dnin-ka₆)> duḫ-ḫa = pu-ṣu-⸢du⸣ (LTBA 1, 45 r i 30).

ayyāṣu[weasel]N (// ninka[mongoose] eden[plain])

^dnin-ka₆ eden-na = a-a-ṣu šik-⸢ku⸣-[u] (RA 14, 79, K 00152+ r ii 8'; Ura 14 206; LTBA 1, 45 r i 32; LTBA 1, 46 o ii' 7').

puṣuddu[mongoose?]N (// ninka[mongoose] ib[hips] gur[thick])

^dnin-ka₆ ib₂ gur₄ = pu-ṣu-ud-du (Ura 14 204; LTBA 1, 46 o ii' 5').

puṣuddu[mongoose?]N (// ninka[mongoose] kur[mountain])

[^d]⸢nin⸣-ka₆ kur-ra = pa-⸢ṣu⸣-[ud-du] (Textes Scolaires, 103, 145 r i' 6').

kāṣiru[knotter]N (// ninka[mongoose] tir[forest])

MIN<(^dnin-ka₆)> tir-ra = ka-ṣi-⸢ru⸣ (LTBA 1, 45 r i 31).

šakkadirru[marten]N (// ninka[mongoose] tir[forest])

^dnin-ka₆ tir-ra = šak-ka-dir-ru (Ura 14 205; LTBA 1, 46 o ii' 6').

mašku[skin]N šikkû[mongoose]N (// kuš[skin] ninka[mongoose])

⸢kuš⸣ ^dnin-⸢ka₆⸣ = ⸢MIN⸣<(mašak)> šik-ke-e (LTBA 1, 33 o i 28').

kuš ^dnin-ka₆ = MIN<(maš-ku)> šik-ke-e (Ura 11 section 1, 47).

mašku[skin]N ayyāṣu[weasel]N (// kuš[skin] ninka[mongoose] eden[plain])

⸢kuš MIN⸣<(^dnin-ka₆)> eden-na = MIN<(mašak)> a-a-ṣu (LTBA 1, 33 o i 32').

kuš MIN<(^dnin-ka₆)> eden-na = MIN<(maš-ku)> a-a-ṣu (Ura 11 section 1, 51).

mašku[skin]N puṣuddu[mongoose?]N (// kuš[skin] ninka[mongoose] kur[different])

⸢kuš⸣ MIN<(^dnin-ka₆)> ib₂-⸢kur₂⸣ = MIN<(mašak)> pa-⸢ṣu⸣-ud-⸢du⸣ (LTBA 1, 33 o i 30').

kuš MIN<(^dnin-ka₆)> ib₂-kur₂ = MIN<(maš-ku)> pa-ṣu-ud-du (Ura 11 section 1, 49).

mašku[skin]N šakkadirru[marten]N (// kuš[skin] ninka[mongoose] tir[forest])

⸢kuš MIN⸣<(^dnin-ka₆)> ⸢tir-ra⸣ = MIN<(mašak)> ⸢šik⸣-ki-dir-ri (LTBA 1, 33 o i 31').

kuš MIN<(^dnin-ka₆)> tir-ra = MIN<(maš-ku)> šik-ki-dir-ri (Ura 11 section 1, 50).

References for all phrases

ninka[mongoose]

nin-ka₆ (ED Animals B 93).

^dnin-[ka₆] (A 07896 x' 46; OB Nippur Ura 3 371; CUNES 50-09-030 = CUSAS 42, 410 o 1).

^dnin-ka₆ = ši-[...] (LTBA 1, 45 r i 28; LTBA 1, 40 o iii 30').

⸢^dnin⸣-ka₆⸢^{ka^?}⸣ = [...] (LTBA 1, 40 o iii 16').

^dnin-ka₆^{ka^?} = [...]-x-u₂ (Ura 14 187).

[^d]⸢nin⸣-ka₆-ŋu₁₀ = ši-ku-ku-ti (MSL 09, 51 S8, 66 B12 o 5; MSL 09, 66 B09 o 8).

ka₆ = ši-ik-ku-u₂ (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 r i 3; YOS 01, 53 r i 8; Ea 01 198).

nika = ši-ik-ku-⸢u₂⸣ (MAOG 11/1-2 99-109, pl. 1 r i 21').

^dnin-ka₆ = ši-ik-ku-u₂ (Ura 14 202; CT 19, pl. 08, Sm 0758 ii' frg.2 8'; Textes Scolaires, 103, 145 r i' 5'; LTBA 1, 46 o ii' 3').

ninka[mongoose] al-x

nin-ka₆ ⸢al⸣-[...] (A 07896 x' 49).

ninka[mongoose] duh[loosen]

MIN<(^dnin-ka₆)> duḫ-ḫa = pu-ṣu-⸢du⸣ (LTBA 1, 45 r i 30).

ninka[mongoose] eden[plain]

^dnin-⸢ka₆ eden⸣-na = [...] (LTBA 1, 40 o iii 34').

^dnin-ka₆ eden-na = a-a-ṣu šik-⸢ku⸣-[u] (RA 14, 79, K 00152+ r ii 8'; Ura 14 206; LTBA 1, 45 r i 32; LTBA 1, 46 o ii' 7').

ninka[mongoose] ib[hips] gur[thick]

⸢^dnin-ka₆ ib₂⸣ gur₄ = ⸢pa^?⸣-[...] (LTBA 1, 40 o iii 32').

^dnin-ka₆ ib₂ gur₄ = pu-ṣu-ud-du (Ura 14 204; LTBA 1, 46 o ii' 5').

ninka[mongoose] kur[mountain]

[^d]⸢nin⸣-ka₆ kur-ra = pa-⸢ṣu⸣-[ud-du] (Textes Scolaires, 103, 145 r i' 6').

ninka[mongoose] tir[forest]

^dnin-ka₆ tir-ra (CUNES 50-09-030 = CUSAS 42, 410 o 3).

^dnin-⸢ka₆ tir-ra^?⸣ = [...] (LTBA 1, 40 o iii 33').

MIN<(^dnin-ka₆)> tir-ra = ka-ṣi-⸢ru⸣ (LTBA 1, 45 r i 31).

^dnin-ka₆ tir-ra = šak-ka-dir-ru (Ura 14 205; LTBA 1, 46 o ii' 6').

ninka[mongoose] x

^dnin-ka₆ [...] (A 07896 x' 47).

^dnin-⸢ka₆⸣ [...] = [...] (MSL SS 1, 042 o 19).

ašag[field] ninka[mongoose]

a-šag₄ ⸢^d⸣nin-ka₅ (MSL SS 1, 043 o? ii' 5').

kuš[skin] ninka[mongoose]

kuš ^dnin-ka₆ (Emar 6/2, p. 571-574, Msk 74247 o i 41; OB Nippur Ura 2 381; MSL 07, 209 V01 r ii 24; ASJ 09, 289-291 o i 11'; HS 1671 r iii 6).

⸢kuš⸣ ^dnin-⸢ka₆⸣ = ⸢MIN⸣<(mašak)> šik-ke-e (LTBA 1, 33 o i 28').

kuš ^dnin-ka₆ = MIN<(maš-ku)> šik-ke-e (Ura 11 section 1, 47).

kuš[skin] ninka[mongoose] eden[plain]

kuš ^dnin-ka₆ eden-na (Emar 6/2, p. 571-574, Msk 74247 o i 45; ASJ 09, 289-291 o i 15').

⸢kuš MIN⸣<(^dnin-ka₆)> eden-na = MIN<(mašak)> a-a-ṣu (LTBA 1, 33 o i 32').

kuš MIN<(^dnin-ka₆)> eden-na = MIN<(maš-ku)> a-a-ṣu (Ura 11 section 1, 51).

kuš[skin] ninka[mongoose] ib[angry]

kuš ^dnin-ka₆ ib₂-ba (Emar 6/2, p. 571-574, Msk 74247 o i 43; ASJ 09, 289-291 o i 13').

kuš[skin] ninka[mongoose] kur[different]

⸢kuš⸣ MIN<(^dnin-ka₆)> ib₂-⸢kur₂⸣ = MIN<(mašak)> pa-⸢ṣu⸣-ud-⸢du⸣ (LTBA 1, 33 o i 30').

kuš MIN<(^dnin-ka₆)> ib₂-kur₂ = MIN<(maš-ku)> pa-ṣu-ud-du (Ura 11 section 1, 49).

kuš[skin] ninka[mongoose] tir[forest]

kuš ^dnin-ka₆ tir-ra (Emar 6/2, p. 571-574, Msk 74247 o i 44; ASJ 09, 289-291 o i 14').