tun [AX] N (26x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian wr. tun₃; ^urudtun₃; tun; ^ŋeštun₃; mu-tun₃; tur-tur "ax, adze; an axe"

[1]	𒂅	tun₃
[2]	𒍏𒂅	^urud tun₃
[3]	𒄽	tun
[4]	𒄑𒂅	^ŋeš tun₃
[5]	𒈬𒂅	mu-tun₃
[6]	𒌉𒌉	tur-tur

	ED IIIb	OAkk	Lag II	OB	Post-OB
[1]	1	1	3	9	6
[2]				4
[3]				1
[4]				1
[5]
[6]

6 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (1x/4%)

Old Akkadian (1x/4%)

Lagash II (3x/12%)

Old Babylonian (15x/58%)

Neo-Assyrian (3x/12%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/4%)

Persian (2x/8%)

Senses:

1. ax, adze (26x/100%)

2. an axe

Akk. pāšu.

tun₃

= x (CT 11, pl. 26, DT 016 o i' 10').

= x (CT 11, pl. 27, BM 093033 o ii 1', o ii 2').

Lexical Associations

pāšu[axe]N (// tun[ax])

tun₃ = pa-[a-šu₂] (MSL 03, 094 ST o i 24').

quddu[(kind of) axe]N (// tun[ax])

tun₃ = qud-[du] (MSL 03, 094 ST o i 25').

References for all phrases

tun[ax]

tun₃ = [...] (CT 11, pl. 27, BM 093033 o ii 1', o ii 2'; CT 11, pl. 26, DT 016 o i' 10').