numma [VULTURE] N (10x) Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. nu-um-ma; nu-um-ma^mušen; nu-um-mu^mušen; nu-um-mu; nu-um-zi; numma^mušen "vulture; jackal, wolf"

[1]	𒉡𒌝𒈠	nu-um-ma
[2]	𒉡𒌝𒈠𒄷	nu-um-ma^mušen
[3]	𒉡𒌝𒈬𒄷	nu-um-mu^mušen
[4]	𒉡𒌝𒈬	nu-um-mu
[5]	𒉡𒌝𒍣	nu-um-zi
[6]	𒋕𒄷	numma ^mušen

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]									3
[2]									3
[3]									2
[4]									1
[5]									1
[6]

5 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Neo-Assyrian (6x/60%)

Neo-Babylonian (4x/40%)

Senses:

1. vulture (3x/30%)

2. jackal, wolf (7x/70%)

Akk. zību.

Bibliography

[2004] N. Veldhuis, Nanše 276-277.

Lexical Associations

eššebu[(a kind of owl)]N (// numma[vulture])

⸢nu⸣-um-ma^mušen = eš-še-bu (UET 7, 0132 r ii' 15; Ura 18 Seg.10, 15).

zību[jackal]N (// numma[vulture])

nu-um-ma = zi-i-bi (LTBA 1, 40 o ii 65).

nu-um-ma = zi-i-bu (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a o ii' 1; Ura 14 139).

nu-um-ma^mušen = zi-⸢i-bu⸣ [...] (Rm 2, 339 r ii 17).

nu-um-mu = zi-i-bi (LTBA 1, 43 o 5'b).

nu-um-mu^mušen = ⸢zi⸣-[i-bu] (UET 7, 0132 r ii' 35; Ura 18 Seg.10, 35).

nu-um-zi = zi-i-[bi] (MSL SS 1, 030 r 11').

References for all phrases

numma[vulture]

⸢nu⸣-um-ma^mušen = eš-še-bu (UET 7, 0132 r ii' 15; Ura 18 Seg.10, 15).

nu-um-ma = zi-i-bi (LTBA 1, 40 o ii 65).

nu-um-ma = zi-i-bu (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a o ii' 1; Ura 14 139).

nu-um-ma^mušen = zi-⸢i-bu⸣ [...] (Rm 2, 339 r ii 17).

nu-um-mu = zi-i-bi (LTBA 1, 43 o 5'b).

nu-um-mu^mušen = ⸢zi⸣-[i-bu] (UET 7, 0132 r ii' 35; Ura 18 Seg.10, 35).

nu-um-zi = zi-i-[bi] (MSL SS 1, 030 r 11').

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