ukuš [CUCUMBER] N (147x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, unknown wr. ukuš₂; ukuš₂^sar; ^u₂ukuš₂; ukuš₂^zabar; ukuš₂^u₂-^kuš₃  ^sar; ukuš^sar; ^u₂-^ku-^ušukuš₂ "cucumber"

[1]	𒄾	ukuš₂
[2]	𒄾𒊬	ukuš₂ ^sar
[3]	𒌑𒄾	^u₂ ukuš₂
[4]	𒄾𒌓𒅗𒁇	ukuš₂ ^zabar
[5]	𒄾𒌑𒌑𒊬	ukuš₂^u₂-^kuš₃  ^sar
[6]	𒂇𒍑𒊬	ukuš ^sar
[7]	𒌑𒆪𒍑𒄾	^u₂-^ku-^ušukuš₂

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			3		1	2	16	41	37	15
[2]								2	11	3
[3]								1	6
[4]									5
[5]									1	1
[6]									1
[7]									1

13 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (3x/2%)

Old Akkadian (1x/1%)

Lagash II (2x/1%)

Ur III (16x/11%)

Old Babylonian (44x/30%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/1%)

Middle Babylonian (17x/12%)

Neo-Assyrian (27x/18%)

Neo-Babylonian (17x/12%)

unknown (19x/13%)

Senses:

1. cucumber (147x/100%)

Akk. qiššû.

Bibliography

[2015] K. Focke, AOAT 53 267.

[2003] M. Powell, RlA 10 20.

kuš₈

(OB Nippur Ea 252).

ukuš₂

= qiššû (Ea 01 353).

= x (K 04263+ o i 12'; CT 11, pl. 22, K 06016 o i 5').

Lexical Associations

qiššû[cucumber]N (// ukuš[cucumber])

ukuš₂ = qi₂-⸢šu⸣-[u] (MAOG 11/1-2 99-109, pl. 1 r iii 28'; CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 r ii 53a; CT 11, pl. 22, K 06016 o i 5'; YOS 01, 53 r ii 64; Ea 01 353).

ukuš₂^u₂-^kuš₃  ^sar = qiš-šu-u₂ (Ura 17 Seg.7, 16'; CULC 390 r 14').

[ukuš₂]⸢^sar⸣ = qiš-šu-u₂ (BM 046556 r iii 13'; K 04405 o ii' 3'; KADP 42 r 2).

ebūrû[summer]AJ (// ukuš[cucumber] buru[harvest])

ukuš₂ bur₁₄-ra^sar = e-bu-ra-a-tum (Ura 17 Seg.7, 18').

damšillu[(a kind of cucumber)]N (// ukuš[cucumber] damšelum[plant])

ukuš₂ dam-šil-lum^sar = ŠU<(damšillu)> MIN<(pe-qu-u)> (LTBA 1, 86 r i 11).

kūṣû[winter('s)]AJ (// ukuš[cucumber] enten[winter])

ukuš₂ en-te-en^sar = ku-ṣa-a-tum (Ura 17 Seg.7, 19').

bīšu[bad]AJ (// ukuš[cucumber] hab[malodorous])

ukuš₂ ḫab^sar = bi^?-[i^?-šu^?] (Ura 17 Seg.7, 19'a).

kurdillu[(a kind of cucumber)]N (// ukuš[cucumber] kurdillum[plant])

ukuš₂ kur-dil-lum^sar = ŠU<(kurdillu)> nam-ṣa-bu (LTBA 1, 86 r i 12).

šarūru[brilliance]N (// ukuš[cucumber] la[hang])

ukuš₂ lal₂^sar = MIN<(ša-ru-ru)> (Ura 17 Seg.7, 27'; MSL 10, 081 S11 r 2').

matqu[sweet]AJ (// ukuš[cucumber] lal[syrup])

[ukuš₂ lal₃]^sar = ma-[at-qu] (Ura 17 Seg.7, 24'b).

liligû[colocynth]N (// ukuš[cucumber] liligi[plant])

ukuš₂ li-li-gi^sar = la-lik-⸢ku⸣-u pe-qu-u (LTBA 1, 86 r i 10).

[ukuš₂ li-li-gi^sar] = [ŠU^?<(liligû)>^{u^?}] (Ura 17 Seg.7, 25'a).

liligû[colocynth]N šadû[mountain(s)]N (// ukuš[cucumber] liligi[plant] kur[mountain])

[ukuš₂ li-li-gi kur-ra^sar] = [MIN<(liligû])> KURⁱ (Ura 17 Seg.7, 25'b).

nūbu[(a cucurbitaceous plant)]N (// ukuš[cucumber] tikil[pointed])

[ukuš₂ ti-gil-la^sar] = ^u₂nu-u₂-bi (Ura 17 Seg.7, 22').

tigillû[colocynth]N (// ukuš[cucumber] tikil[pointed])

ukuš₂ ti-gi-lum^sar = ŠU<(tigillû)>^u ⸢qiš-šu⸣-u me-eṣ-ru-u (LTBA 1, 86 r i 9).

[ukuš₂ ti-gil-la^sar] = [ŠU^?<(tigillû])>^u (Ura 17 Seg.7, 23', Seg.7, 23'a).

tigillû[colocynth]N šadû[mountain(s)]N (// ukuš[cucumber] tikil[pointed] kur[mountain])

[ukuš₂ ti-gil-la kur-ra^sar] = [MIN^?<(tigillû)> KUR]ⁱ (Ura 17 Seg.7, 23'b).

ubānu[finger]N (// ukuš[cucumber] tur[small])

ukuš₂ tur^sar = u₂-ba-nu ban-bil-⸢lu⸣ (LTBA 1, 86 r i 8; K 04405 o ii' 4'; Ura 17 Seg.7, 17').

bašlu[cooked]AJ (// ukuš[cucumber] šeŋ[cook])

[ukuš₂] al-šeŋ₆-ŋa₂^sar = [ba-aš₂]-lu (Ura 17 Seg.7, 20').

lā[not]MOD bašlu[cooked]AJ (// ukuš[cucumber] šeŋ[cook])

[ukuš₂ nu-al]-šeŋ₆-ŋa₂^sar = [la MIN<(ba-aš₂-lu])> (Ura 17 Seg.7, 21').

išdu[foundation]N alpu[bull]N (// ukuš[cucumber] širgud[type of cucumber or melon])

ukuš₂ šir-gud^sar = iš-di GUD (MSL SS 1, 078 r i' 5').

išku[testicle]N alpu[bull]N (// ukuš[cucumber] širgud[type of cucumber or melon])

ukuš₂ šir-gud^sar = iš-ki al-pi qiš-šu₂-u tuk-pi-tu₂ (LTBA 1, 86 r i 13).

tambukku[cucumber fly]N (// nim[fly] ukuš[cucumber])

[nim] ⸢ukuš₂⸣ = tam-⸢bu⸣-uk-⸢ku⸣ (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a r ii 21'; Ura 14 334; LTBA 1, 44 r ii 26').

⸢nim⸣ [^u₂]-⸢^ku⸣-^uš⸢ukuš₂⸣ = te-bu-uk-ku (LTBA 1, 40 r ii 31).

zēru[seed(s)]N qiššû[cucumber]N (// numun[seed] ukuš[cucumber])

numun ukuš₂^sar = ze-er qiš-še-e (Ura 17 Seg.7, 30'; MSL 10, 079 J r ii' 6').

numun ukuš₂^sar = ze-⸢er⸣ qiš-⸢šu⸣-[u₂] (MSL 10, 081 S11 r 5').

zēru[seed(s)]N x (// numun[seed] ukuš[cucumber])

numun ukuš₂⸢^sar⸣ = ⸢ze-er^?⸣ [...] (LTBA 1, 53 5').

patru[sword]N qiššû[cucumber]N (// ŋiri[dagger] ukuš[cucumber])

ŋiri₂ ukuš₂^zabar = MIN<(pat-ri)> [qiššî] (Ura 12 Seg.1, 53).

patru[sword]N x (// ŋiri[dagger] ukuš[cucumber])

ŋiri₂ ukuš₂^zabar = MIN<(patar)> [...] (private possession 2).

šarūru[brilliance]N (// šergu[string] ukuš[cucumber])

še-er ukuš₂^sar = MIN<(ša-ru-ru)> (Ura 17 Seg.7, 28'; MSL 10, 081 S11 r 3').

šarūru[brilliance]N (// šerzid[radiance] ukuš[cucumber])

še-er-zid ukuš₂^sar = MIN<(ša-ru-ru)> (Ura 17 Seg.7, 29'; MSL 10, 081 S11 r 4').

References for all phrases

ukuš[cucumber]

kuš₈ (OB Nippur Ea 252; PBS 05, 126 o 6'; MSL 14, 29 Lb b i 22'; PBS 05, 114 r i' 14'; MSL 14, 028 Kr o 4'; MSL 14, 018 Bb o vi 44).

ukuš₂ (Ebla Sign List 144; CUNES 50-08-108 = CUSAS 42, 473 o 1, r 1; SLT 015 d ii 18; SLT 12 r v 9').

ukuš₂ = [...] (K 04263+ o i 12').

⸢ukuš₂⸣^sar (AlT 447 r iv 54; A 07896 viii' 40').

ukuš₂[^sar] = [...] (CT 14, pl. 40 r i' 5').

^u₂[ukuš₂] (AlT 447 r iii 16).

ukuš₂ = qi₂-⸢šu⸣-[u] (MAOG 11/1-2 99-109, pl. 1 r iii 28'; CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 r ii 53a; CT 11, pl. 22, K 06016 o i 5'; YOS 01, 53 r ii 64; Ea 01 353).

ukuš₂^u₂-^kuš₃  ^sar = qiš-šu-u₂ (Ura 17 Seg.7, 16'; CULC 390 r 14').

[ukuš₂]⸢^sar⸣ = qiš-šu-u₂ (BM 046556 r iii 13'; K 04405 o ii' 3'; KADP 42 r 2).

ukuš[cucumber] absin[furrow]

ukuš₂ ab-sin₂-na (SLT 015 d ii 24; SLT 12 r v 11').

ukuš[cucumber] aŋ[measure]

ukuš₂ al-aŋ₂-ŋa₂ (SLT 12 r v 17').

ukuš[cucumber] buru[harvest]

⸢ukuš₂⸣ bur₁₄-ra^sar = [...] (CULC 390 r 16').

ukuš₂ bur₁₄-ra^sar = e-bu-ra-a-tum (Ura 17 Seg.7, 18').

ukuš[cucumber] damšelum[plant]

ukuš₂ dam-šil-lum[^{sar^?}] = [...] [...] (CT 14, pl. 03-04, K 04205+ r i 39').

ukuš₂ dam-šil-lum^sar = ŠU<(damšillu)> MIN<(pe-qu-u)> (LTBA 1, 86 r i 11).

ukuš[cucumber] dar[split]

ukuš₂ al-⸢dar-ra⸣ (SLT 12 r v 14').

ukuš[cucumber] dug[good]

ukuš₂ dug₃-ga (SLT 015 d ii 22; SLT 12 r v 13').

ukuš[cucumber] enten[winter]

⸢ukuš₂⸣ en-te-en⸢^sar⸣ = [...] (CULC 390 r 17').

ukuš₂ en-te-en^sar = ku-ṣa-a-tum (Ura 17 Seg.7, 19').

ukuš[cucumber] hab[malodorous]

ukuš₂ ḫab^sar (AlT 447 r iv 55).

ukuš₂ ḫab^sar = ⸢bi^?⸣-[...] (MSL SS 1, 078 r i' 4').

ukuš₂ ḫab^sar = bi^?-[i^?-šu^?] (Ura 17 Seg.7, 19'a).

ukuš[cucumber] imsaŋ[tuft]

ukuš₂ im-saŋ-⸢ŋa₂⸣ (CUNES 50-08-108 = CUSAS 42, 473 o 3, r 3; SLT 015 d ii 26; SLT 12 r v 15').

ukuš[cucumber] kud[sweet]

ukuš₂ ku₇^!(UŠ-)ku₇^!(UŠ) (SLT 015 d ii 23; SLT 12 r v 10').

ukuš[cucumber] kurdillum[plant]

ukuš₂ kur-dil-⸢lum⸣[^sar] = [...] [...] (CT 14, pl. 03-04, K 04205+ r i 40').

ukuš₂ kur-dil-lum^sar = ŠU<(kurdillu)> nam-ṣa-bu (LTBA 1, 86 r i 12).

ukuš[cucumber] la[hang]

⸢ukuš₂ la₂^?⸣[^sar] = [...] (LTBA 1, 53 2').

ukuš₂ lal₂^sar = MIN<(ša-ru-ru)> (Ura 17 Seg.7, 27'; MSL 10, 081 S11 r 2').

ukuš[cucumber] lal[syrup]

[ukuš₂] lal₃^sar (AlT 447 r iv 59).

[ukuš₂ lal₃]^sar = ma-[at-qu] (Ura 17 Seg.7, 24'b).

ukuš[cucumber] liligi[plant]

ukuš₂ li-li-gi (SLT 12 r v 16').

ukuš₂ li-li-gi^sar = [...] [...] (CT 14, pl. 03-04, K 04205+ r i 38').

ukuš₂ li-li-gi₄ (SLT 015 d ii 20).

ukuš₂ li-li-gi^sar = la-lik-⸢ku⸣-u pe-qu-u (LTBA 1, 86 r i 10).

[ukuš₂ li-li-gi^sar] = [ŠU^?<(liligû)>^{u^?}] (Ura 17 Seg.7, 25'a).

ukuš[cucumber] liligi[plant] kur[mountain]

[ukuš₂ li-li-gi kur-ra^sar] = [MIN<(liligû])> KURⁱ (Ura 17 Seg.7, 25'b).

ukuš[cucumber] liligi[plant] x

⸢ukuš₂^?⸣ li-[li^?-gi^? (...)] = [...] (CBS 11889 r ii' frg.2 1', r ii' frg.2 2').

ukuš[cucumber] ses[bitter]

ukuš₂ ses (SLT 015 d ii 21).

ukuš[cucumber] ti-il

ukuš₂ ti-il (SLT 015 d ii 19; SLT 12 r v 12').

ukuš[cucumber] tikil[pointed]

⸢ukuš₂⸣ ti-gil-la^sar (AlT 447 r iv 57).

^u₂ukuš₂ ti^!-gil-[la] (AlT 447 r iii 19, r iii 20).

[ukuš₂ ti-gil-la^sar] = ^u₂nu-u₂-bi (Ura 17 Seg.7, 22').

ukuš₂ ti-gi-lum^sar = ŠU<(tigillû)>^u ⸢qiš-šu⸣-u me-eṣ-ru-u (LTBA 1, 86 r i 9).

[ukuš₂ ti-gil-la^sar] = [ŠU^?<(tigillû])>^u (Ura 17 Seg.7, 23', Seg.7, 23'a).

ukuš[cucumber] tikil[pointed] kur[mountain]

⸢ukuš₂⸣ ti-gil-la kur-ra^sar (AlT 447 r iv 58).

[ukuš₂ ti-gil-la kur-ra^sar] = [MIN^?<(tigillû)> KUR]ⁱ (Ura 17 Seg.7, 23'b).

ukuš[cucumber] til[complete]

ukuš₂ til (CUNES 50-08-108 = CUSAS 42, 473 o 2, r 2).

ukuš[cucumber] tur[small]

ukuš₂ tur⸢^sar⸣ = [...] [...] (CT 14, pl. 03-04, K 04205+ r i 36'; CULC 390 r 15').

ukuš₂ tur^sar = u₂-ba-nu ban-bil-⸢lu⸣ (LTBA 1, 86 r i 8; K 04405 o ii' 4'; Ura 17 Seg.7, 17').

ukuš[cucumber] tur{sar}

⸢ukuš₂⸣ tur^sar (AlT 447 r iv 56).

ukuš[cucumber] x

^u₂ukuš₂ [...] (AlT 447 r iii 17, r iii 18, r iii 21).

ukuš[cucumber] x-x

ukuš₂ ⸢x⸣-[...] = [...] (CT 14, pl. 40 r i' 6').

ukuš[cucumber] šeŋ[cook]

ukuš₂ al-šeŋ₆ (SLT 015 d ii 25).

[ukuš₂] ⸢al⸣-šeŋ₆-ŋa₂⸢^sar⸣ = [...] (CULC 390 r 18').

[ukuš₂ nu-al]-⸢šeŋ₆-ŋa₂^sar⸣ = [...] (CULC 390 r 19').

[ukuš₂] al-šeŋ₆-ŋa₂^sar = [ba-aš₂]-lu (Ura 17 Seg.7, 20').

[ukuš₂ nu-al]-šeŋ₆-ŋa₂^sar = [la MIN<(ba-aš₂-lu])> (Ura 17 Seg.7, 21').

ukuš[cucumber] širgud[type of cucumber or melon]

ukuš₂ šir-gud[^sar] = [...] [...] (CT 14, pl. 03-04, K 04205+ r i 41').

ukuš₂ šir-gud^sar = iš-di GUD (MSL SS 1, 078 r i' 5').

ukuš₂ šir-gud^sar = iš-ki al-pi qiš-šu₂-u tuk-pi-tu₂ (LTBA 1, 86 r i 13).

AN ŋiri[dagger] ukuš[cucumber]

AN ŋir₂ ukuš₂ (ED Metals 80).

gaʾar[cheese] ukuš[cucumber]

ga-ar₃ ukuš₂ (MSL 11, A 07895 vii 19).

nim[fly] ukuš[cucumber]

[nim] ⸢ukuš₂⸣ = tam-⸢bu⸣-uk-⸢ku⸣ (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a r ii 21'; Ura 14 334; LTBA 1, 44 r ii 26').

⸢nim⸣ [^u₂]-⸢^ku⸣-^uš⸢ukuš₂⸣ = te-bu-uk-ku (LTBA 1, 40 r ii 31).

numun[seed] ukuš[cucumber]

numun ukuš₂^sar = ze-er qiš-še-e (Ura 17 Seg.7, 30'; MSL 10, 079 J r ii' 6').

numun ukuš₂^sar = ze-⸢er⸣ qiš-⸢šu⸣-[u₂] (MSL 10, 081 S11 r 5').

numun ukuš₂⸢^sar⸣ = ⸢ze-er^?⸣ [...] (LTBA 1, 53 5').

ŋiri[dagger] ukuš[cucumber]

ŋiri₂ ⸢ukuš₂^?⸣^zabar = [...] (AOAT 275, 398, BM 054620 r 8').

ŋir₂ ukuš₂ (ED Metals 79).

ŋir₂ ukuš₂^zabar (Emar 6/2, p. 571-574, Msk 74247 r ii 6'; ASJ 09, 289-291 r ii 4).

ŋiri₂ ukuš₂^zabar = MIN<(pat-ri)> [qiššî] (Ura 12 Seg.1, 53).

ŋiri₂ ukuš₂^zabar = MIN<(patar)> [...] (private possession 2).

šergu[string] ukuš[cucumber]

⸢še-er ukuš^sar⸣ = [...] (LTBA 1, 53 3').

še-er ukuš₂^sar = MIN<(ša-ru-ru)> (Ura 17 Seg.7, 28'; MSL 10, 081 S11 r 3').

šerzid[radiance] ukuš[cucumber]

[še^?]-⸢er^?⸣-[zid^? ukuš₂^?^sar] = [...] (CBS 11889 r ii' frg.2 3').

še-er-zid ukuš₂^sar = MIN<(ša-ru-ru)> (Ura 17 Seg.7, 29'; MSL 10, 081 S11 r 4').

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