tun [LIP] N (67x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. tun₃; ^tug₂tun₃; tun₃-tun₃ "lip; chin; trimming (of clothing), fringe"

[1]	𒂅	tun₃
[2]	𒌆𒂅	^tug₂ tun₃
[3]	𒂅𒂅	tun₃-tun₃

	ED IIIa	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB
[1]	6	1	15	17	4
[2]			12	7	4
[3]				1

7 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (6x/9%)

Lagash II (1x/1%)

Ur III (27x/40%)

Old Babylonian (25x/37%)

Neo-Assyrian (7x/10%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/1%)

Senses:

1. lip (30x/45%)

2. chin

3. trimming (of clothing), fringe (37x/55%)

Akk. šaptu; suqtu.

Bibliography

[1997] G. Selz, NABU 1997/36.

tun₃

= ša-ap-tum (RA 21, 178 iii 13).

Lexical Associations

sūnu[cloth trimming]N (// tun[lip])

^tug₂tun₃ = su-u₂-nu (Rm 0606+ r ii 19).

bīšu[bad one]N (// tun[lip] imma[last year])

^tug₂tun₃ im-ma = bi-šu₂ (Rm 0606+ r ii 20).

šikkatu[harrowed (land)]N (// tun[lip] kešed[bind])

^tug₂tun₃ keš₂-da = šik-ka-tum (Rm 0606+ r ii 22).

bīšu[bad one]N (// tun[lip] tuku[acquire])

^tug₂tun₃ nu-tuku = MIN<(bi-šu₂)> (Rm 0606+ r ii 21).

mupašširu[(a profession concerned with textiles)]N (// lu[person] tug[textile] tun[lip] bur[spread])

[lu₂ tug₂ tun₃ bur₂]-⸢ra⸣ = ⸢mu⸣-pa-še-⸢e⸣-rum (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.1, 8).

mupattilu[(yarn-)twister]N (// lu[person] tug[textile] tun[lip] sur[spin])

[lu₂ tug₂ tun₃] ⸢sur⸣-ra = mu-pa-at-⸢ti-lum⸣ (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.1, 9).

šārtu[hair]N x (// siki[hair] tun[lip])

[siki tun₃^?]-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ = ša-ra-⸢at⸣ [...] (UET 7, 095 o 2').

kursinnu[ankle]N (// uzu[flesh] tun[lip] la[hang])

[uzu] tun₃ la₂ = ⸢MIN⸣<(ku-ar-sin-nu)> (MSL 09, 004 N r ii 5'; WO 25, 067 r ii' 2'; Ura 15 Seg.7, 5).

References for all phrases

tun[lip]

dun₃ (Anonymous 447997 o ii 20).

tun₃ = ša-ap-⸢tum⸣ (RA 21, 178 iii 13).

tun₃-tun₃-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ (OB Nippur Ugumu 94).

tun₃-ŋu₁₀ (CUSAS 12, 4.1 r 4; OB Nippur Ugumu 93).

^tug₂tun₃ (OB Nippur Ura 4 553; CUNES 49-13-165 o 2; HS 1696 o 1).

^tug₂tun₃ = su-u₂-nu (Rm 0606+ r ii 19).

tun[lip] bur[spread]

^tug₂tun₃ bur₂-bur₂-⸢ra^?⸣ (OB Nippur Ura 4 555).

tun[lip] gi₄

^tug₂tun₃ gi₄ (OB Nippur Ura 4 554; HS 1696 o 2).

tun[lip] imma[last year]

^tug₂tun₃ im-ma = bi-šu₂ (Rm 0606+ r ii 20).

tun[lip] kešed[bind]

^tug₂tun₃ keš₂-da = šik-ka-tum (Rm 0606+ r ii 22).

tun[lip] sur[spin]

^tug₂tun₃ ⸢sur⸣-ra (OB Nippur Ura 4 556).

tun[lip] tuku[acquire]

^tug₂tun₃ nu-tuku = MIN<(bi-šu₂)> (Rm 0606+ r ii 21).

lu[person] tug[textile] tun[lip] bur[spread]

lu₂ tug₂ tun₃ bur₂-ra (MSL SS 1, p. 07 B i 8).

[lu₂ tug₂ tun₃ bur₂-ra] = [mu-pa-še-e]-rum (MSL 12, 157 A 8).

[lu₂ tug₂ tun₃ bur₂]-⸢ra⸣ = ⸢mu⸣-pa-še-⸢e⸣-rum (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.1, 8).

lu[person] tug[textile] tun[lip] sur[spin]

lu₂ tug₂ tun₃ sur-ra (MSL SS 1, p. 07 B i 7).

[lu₂ tug₂ tun₃ sur-ra] = [mu-pa-at-ti]-lum (MSL 12, 157 A 9).

[lu₂ tug₂ tun₃] ⸢sur⸣-ra = mu-pa-at-⸢ti-lum⸣ (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.1, 9).

mug[wool] tun[lip]

⸢mug⸣ [tun₃]-ŋu₁₀ (OB Nippur Ugumu 96).

siki[hair] tun[lip]

siki tun₃-ŋu₁₀ (CUSAS 12, 4.1 r 7; OB Nippur Ugumu 95).