ugu [BEAR] V/t (225x) Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. ugu; ugu₄; gu; uguₓ(U.SAG) "to bear, give birth (to)"

[1]	𒌋𒅗	ugu
[2]	𒆪	ugu₄
[3]	𒄖	gu
[4]	𒌋𒊕𒌋𒊕	uguₓ(U.SAG)

	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		1	186	19
[2]	2		4	6	2
[3]			2	2
[4]			1

39 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Lagash II (2x/1%)

Ur III (1x/0%)

Old Babylonian (193x/86%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (15x/7%)

Neo-Babylonian (8x/4%)

Hellenistic (3x/1%)

unknown (2x/1%)

Verbal prefixes: mu.n .

Senses:

1. to bear, give birth (to) (225x/100%)

Akk. alādu.

Bibliography

[2022] A. Cavigneaux, NABU 2022/5.

ugu₄

= ba-x (BM 023645 o ii 3').

= alādu (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 o ii 18'a; YOS 01, 53 o ii 40a; Ea 01 137, 138).

uguₓ(|U.SAG|)

= alādum (Karpeles 01 r ii 52).

Lexical Associations

banû[create]V (// ugu[bear])

ugu₄ = ba-nu-u₂ (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 o ii 18'; YOS 01, 53 o ii 40; Ea 01 137).

walādu[give birth (to)]V (// ugu[bear])

ugu₄ = a-la-du (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 o ii 18'a; YOS 01, 53 o ii 40a; Ea 01 138).

uguₓ(U.SAG) = a-la-du-um (Karpeles 01 r ii 52).

References for all phrases

ugu[bear]

ugu₄ = ba-[...] (BM 023645 o ii 3').