ukur [POOR] V/i (83x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, unknown wr. ukur₃; ukur₃-ukur₃; u₃-kud "(to be) poor; pauper"

See ama ukurak[poor woman]N, dumu ukurak[poor person]N.

[1]	𒇳𒁺	ukur₃
[2]	𒇳𒁺𒇳𒁺	ukur₃-ukur₃
[3]	𒅇𒋻	u₃-kud
+	--ra=r.a (7x/8%); --ra₂=r.a (3x/4%); --re=r.e (10x/12%).

	ED IIIb	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	5	4	68	3	1
[2]			1
[3]		1

19 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (5x/6%)

Ur III (5x/6%)

Old Babylonian (69x/83%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (2x/2%)

unknown (1x/1%)

Verbal prefixes: na.V.m .

Senses:

1. (to be) poor (82x/99%)

2. pauper [N] (1x/1%)

Akk. lapnu.

ukur₃

(CULC 454 o 3).

uku₂

(OB Nippur Ea 76; Ea 01 257; Moussaieff OB Aa r ii 7, r ii 8, r ii 9, r ii 10).

Lexical Associations

almattu[widow]N (// ukur[poor])

uku₂ = al-ma-tum (Moussaieff OB Aa r ii 8).

enšu[weak]AJ (// ukur[poor])

uku₂ = en-šum (Moussaieff OB Aa r ii 10).

katû[weak]AJ (// ukur[poor])

uku₂ = ka-tu-u₂-um (Moussaieff OB Aa r ii 9).

lapnu[poor one]N (// ukur[poor])

uku₂ = la-ap-nu-um (Moussaieff OB Aa r ii 7).

lapnu[poor]AJ (// ukur[poor])

uku₂ = la-⸢ap⸣-[nu] (MSL 14, 173 E r i' 15'; CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 r i 51; YOS 01, 53 r i 58; Ea 01 257).

References for all phrases

ukur[poor]

ukur₃ (CULC 454 o 3; MSL 14, 028 Kp r 3').

uku₂ (MSL 14, 021 Dh o? 5'; PBS 05, 119 o? i' 4; MSL 14, 021 Dn r i 1; MSL 14, 021 Dl r ii' 2; PBS 12, 01 o i 3, r i' 4'; MSL 14, 019 Br r iii' 4'; OB Nippur Ea 76; MSL 14, 020 Ck r ii' 2'; MSL 14, 018 Ai (+) Fg c 16; MSL 14, 021 Di r i' 5'; MSL 14, 019 Ch r ii' 6'; MSL 14, 021 Dg o i 6; PBS 05, 111 & 127 r iv 1; MSL 11, 111 M r i' 8'; MSL 14, 018 As r iii 4).

uku₂(LAL₂.DU) (OB Nippur Lu 768).