ukuku [BIRD] N (11x) Ur III, Old Babylonian wr. u₃-ku-ku^mušen; u₃-ku₄-ku₄^mušen; u₅-ku-ku^mušen "a bird"

[1]	𒅇𒆪𒆪𒄷	u₃-ku-ku^mušen
[2]	𒅇𒆭𒆭𒄷	u₃-ku₄-ku₄^mušen
[3]	𒄷𒋛𒆪𒆪𒄷	u₅-ku-ku^mušen

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]								9
[2]							1
[3]								1

4 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Ur III (1x/9%)

Old Babylonian (10x/91%)

Senses:

1. a bird (11x/100%)

Akk. ṣallallu.

Bibliography

[2004] N. Veldhuis, Nanše 293-294.

References for all phrases

ukuku[bird]

u₃-ku-ku⸢^mušen⸣ (CT 06, pl. 11-14, BM 092611 d iii 2; CUNES 48-06-388 o 5, r 5; OB Nippur Ura 4 406; CBS 4608 + r iii 6).

u₅-ku-ku<^mušen> (CM 22, pl. 35-36 r iv 2).

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