udnua [MOON] N (89x) Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, unknown wr. ud-nu₂-a; ud-nu₂; ud-nu₂-bi "the astronomical new moon or dark moon"

[1]	𒌓𒈿𒀀	ud-nu₂-a
[2]	𒌓𒈿	ud-nu₂
[3]	𒌓𒈿𒁉	ud-nu₂-bi

	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	75	5	1	1
[2]	2		3
[3]				2

9 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Ur III (77x/87%)

Old Babylonian (5x/6%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/1%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (2x/2%)

unknown (3x/3%)

Senses:

1. the astronomical new moon or dark moon (89x/100%)

Akk. bubbulu.

Bibliography

[1999] S. Chiodi, NABU 1999/71.

[1993] W. Sallaberger, Kallender 60-62.

Lexical Associations

bibbulu[day of moon's disappearance]N (// udnua[moon])

ud-nu₂-am₃ = bu^!(MU-)⸢um⸣-bu-⸢lu^?⸣ (MSL 05, 004 mu o 6').

[ud-nu₂]-bi = bu-um-bu-lu (Iraq 06, 23 o i' 7').

bibbulu[flood]N (// udnua[moon])

ud-nu₂-am₃ = bu-⸢ub⸣-[bu-lu] (CT 19, pl. 10, K 05434B+ o ii' 17').

bītu[house]N bibbulu[flood]N (// e[house] udnua[moon])

⸢e₂ ud-nu₂⸣-a = E₂ ⸢bum^?-bu-lim⸣ (CUSAS 12, 2.1.3 r ii 10).

References for all phrases

udnua[moon]

ud-nu₂-a (TIM 07, 248 o 2).

[ud]-⸢nu₂⸣-a = [...] (MSL SS 1, p. 059 catalogue 1924-1665 o 1').

⸢ud-nu₂⸣-[bi] = [...] (Iraq 06, 23 o ii' 6').

[ud]-⸢nu₂⸣-kam (Emar 6/1, p. 127, Msk 731046 o iv 33').