tumtume [RODENT] N (22x) Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic wr. tum₂-tum₂-me; ^peš₂tum₂-tum₂-me; DU^s-DU^s; DU-DU^g; dun₅-dun₅; tum₂-tum₂; tum₂-tum₂-ma; ^peš₂tum₂^um-me; ^peštum₂-tum₂-me; ^peš₂tum₂-me "a rodent"

[1]	𒁺𒁺𒈨	tum₂-tum₂-me
[2]	𒉾𒁺𒁺𒈨	^peš₂tum₂-tum₂-me
[3]	𒁽𒁽	DU^s-DU^s
[4]	𒁺𒁼	DU-DU^g
[5]	𒁔𒁔	dun₅-dun₅
[6]	𒁺𒁺	tum₂-tum₂
[7]	𒁺𒁺𒈠	tum₂-tum₂-ma
[8]	𒉾𒁺𒌝𒈨	^peš₂tum₂^um-me
[9]	𒄫𒁺𒁺𒈨	^peštum₂-tum₂-me
[10]	𒉾𒁺𒈨	^peš₂tum₂-me

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]									9
[2]									6
[3]								2
[4]								1
[5]									1
[6]									1
[7]								1
[8]									1
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8 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (4x/18%)

Neo-Assyrian (14x/64%)

Neo-Babylonian (3x/14%)

Hellenistic (1x/5%)

Senses:

1. a rodent (22x/100%)

Akk. asqūdu.

Bibliography

[1995] R. Englund, AoF 22 41.

Lexical Associations

ša[of]DET igāru[wall]N (// tumtume[rodent])

[tum₂-tum₂]-me = ša₂ ⸢i-ga⸣-[ri] (LTBA 1, 46 o ii' 2').

mašku[skin]N asqūdu[(a rodent)]N (// kuš[skin] tumtume[rodent])

[kuš] ⸢^peš₂⸣tum₂-tum₂-me = ⸢MIN⸣<(mašak)> as-qu-[du] (CBS 06510 r 5').

kuš ^peš₂tum₂-tum₂-me = MIN<(maš-ku)> as-qu-du (Ura 11 section 1, 64; BM 066621 o 10').

mašku[skin]N x-x (// kuš[skin] tumtume[rodent])

kuš ^peš₂tum₂^um-me = MIN<(maš-ku)> ⸢x⸣-[...] (SpTU 3, 110 o ii 5).

asqūdu[(a rodent)]N (// muš[snake] tumtume[rodent])

muš dun₅-⸢dun₅⸣ = MIN<(as₂-qu-du)> (LTBA 1, 45 o i 9').

muš tum₂-⸢tum₂⸣ = as₂-qu-du (LTBA 1, 45 o i 8').

muš tum₂-tum₂-me = as-qu-du (Ura 14 46; BM 036177 o 6'; LTBA 1, 40 o i 46).

References for all phrases

tumtume[rodent]

⸢tum₂⸣-tum₂-me = [...] (LTBA 1, 40 o iii 29').

⸢^peš₂tum₂-tum₂-me⸣ = [...] (LTBA 1, 40 o iii 28').

[tum₂-tum₂]-me = ša₂ ⸢i-ga⸣-[ri] (LTBA 1, 46 o ii' 2').

kuš[skin] tumtume[rodent]

[kuš] ⸢^peš₂⸣tum₂-tum₂-me = ⸢MIN⸣<(mašak)> as-qu-[du] (CBS 06510 r 5').

kuš ^peš₂tum₂-tum₂-me = MIN<(maš-ku)> as-qu-du (Ura 11 section 1, 64; BM 066621 o 10').

kuš ^peš₂tum₂^um-me = MIN<(maš-ku)> ⸢x⸣-[...] (SpTU 3, 110 o ii 5).

muš[snake] tumtume[rodent]

muš DU-DU^g (MSL 11, A 07895 x 28).

muš dun₅-⸢dun₅⸣ = MIN<(as₂-qu-du)> (LTBA 1, 45 o i 9').

muš tum₂-⸢tum₂⸣ = as₂-qu-du (LTBA 1, 45 o i 8').

muš tum₂-tum₂-me = as-qu-du (Ura 14 46; BM 036177 o 6'; LTBA 1, 40 o i 46).

Word ID: o0040638; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0040638; version 2.7.2 (built 2024-08-31)