ug [LION] N (52x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian, unknown wr. ug; ug₂; ug(ZU.PIRIG); u₄-ug; ^u₂ug₂; ^ŋešug; ugₓ(PIRIG×ZA) "lion; a large cat; a mythical lion; figurine"

[1]	𒊌	ug
[2]	𒊊	ug₂
[3]	𒍪𒊊𒍪𒊊	ug(ZU.PIRIG)
[4]	𒌓𒊌	u₄-ug
[5]	𒌑𒊊	^u₂ ug₂
[6]	𒄑𒊌	^ŋeš ug
[7]	𒊍𒊍	ugₓ(PIRIG×ZA)

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]					1	3		28	10	1
[2]								5
[3]			1
[4]								1
[5]								1
[6]									1
[7]

10 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (1x/2%)

Old Akkadian (1x/2%)

Lagash II (3x/6%)

Old Babylonian (35x/67%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/2%)

Neo-Assyrian (8x/15%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/2%)

Persian (1x/2%)

unknown (1x/2%)

Senses:

1. lion (51x/98%)

2. a large cat

3. a mythical lion

4. figurine (1x/2%)

Akk. mindinu; nešu; ūmu.

Bibliography

[2005] C. Mittermayer, Tierkopfzeichen 16-21.

ug

= ūme (CT 11, pl. 27, BM 093033 r i 13).

(OB Nippur Ea 574).

(MSL 14, 029 Lh o i 6').

Lexical Associations

ūmu[storm(-demon)]N (// ug[lion])

ug = u₄-me (CT 11, pl. 27, BM 093033 r i 13).

ug = u₄-mu (Ura 14 122; LTBA 1, 40 o ii 48).

[^ŋeš]ug = u₄-[mu] [...] (RA 17, 133, K 04161+ r ii 4').

ūmu[storm(-demon)]N (// ug[lion] gal[big])

ug gal = MIN<(u₄-mu)> (Ura 14 123; LTBA 1, 40 o ii 49).

malku[prince]N (// ug[lion] tur[small])

ug ⸢tur⸣ = ma-li-ku (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ r? iii 27'; CT 18, pl. 29-30, K 02054 o i 32).

References for all phrases

ug[lion]

ug (OB Nippur Ea 574; MSL 14, 029 Lh o i 6'; MSL 14, 018 Bb r vi 36).

ug = [...] [...] (K 20740 6'; K 13626+ i' 19').

ug(ZU.PIRIG) (ED Animals B 64).

⸢^{x^?}-^{gu^?}⸣ug = ⸢x⸣-[...] (AOAT 275, 757 Katalog o 9').

ug = u₄-me (CT 11, pl. 27, BM 093033 r i 13).

ug = u₄-mu (Ura 14 122; LTBA 1, 40 o ii 48).

[^ŋeš]ug = u₄-[mu] [...] (RA 17, 133, K 04161+ r ii 4').

ug[lion] gal[big]

ug [gal] = [...] (Ashm 1924-2013 r 1').

ug gal = MIN<(u₄-mu)> (Ura 14 123; LTBA 1, 40 o ii 49).

ug[lion] tur[small]

ug ⸢tur⸣ = ma-li-ku (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ r? iii 27'; CT 18, pl. 29-30, K 02054 o i 32).

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