u ku [SLEEP] V/i (66x) Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Hellenistic wr. u₃ ku-ku; u₃ ku; u₃ ku₄-ku₄; ^ŋešu₃ ku; u₃ kur₉ "to sleep"

(u[sleep//sleep]N'N + ku[place//to place, lay (down), lay (eggs)]V/t'V/t)

[1]	𒅇𒆪𒆪	u₃ ku-ku
[2]	𒅇𒆪	u₃ ku
[3]	𒅇𒆭𒆭	u₃ ku₄-ku₄
[4]	𒄑𒅇𒆪	^ŋešu₃ ku
[5]	𒅇𒆭	u₃ kur₉

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]								27	13
[2]								14	6
[3]							1	1	1
[4]								3
[5]

37 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Ur III (1x/2%)

Old Babylonian (45x/68%)

Neo-Assyrian (13x/20%)

Hellenistic (7x/11%)

Senses:

1. to sleep (66x/100%)

Akk. ṣalālu.

Bibliography

[1973] G. Gragg, Sumerian Dimensional Infixes 27.

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