um [BIRD] (N)

25 instances

um [BIRD] N (25x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. ummušen; um; um-mamušen; um-mumušen; mušenum "a water bird"

[1] 𒌝𒄷 um mušen
[2] 𒌝 um
[3] 𒌝𒈠𒄷 um-mamušen
[4] 𒌝𒈬𒄷 um-mumušen
[5] 𒄷𒌝 mušen um
PC ED IIIa ED IIIb Ebla OAkk Lag II Ur III OB Post-OB (unknown)
[1] 2 1 14
[2] 3 1
[3] 2
[4] 1
[5] 1

7 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (3x/12%)

Ur III (2x/8%)

Old Babylonian (17x/68%)

Neo-Assyrian (2x/8%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/4%)

Senses:

1. a water bird (25x/100%)

Akk. ummu.

Bibliography

[2004] N. Veldhuis, Nanše 302.

[1981] D. Owen, ZA 71 35-36.

um

= ummu (Ea 03 209).

Lexical Associations

ummu[(a bird)]N (// um[bird])

um = um!(DUB-)mu!(BU) (Ea 03 209).

um-mamušen = um-mu (UET 7, 0132 r ii' 12; Ura 18 Seg.10, 12).

References for all phrases

um[bird]

um (MSL 14, 29 Lb a iv 5).

ummušen (CT 06, pl. 11-14, BM 092611 d ii 44; OB Nippur Ura 4 482; LTBA 1, 81 r ii 2’; ED Birds 41; CM 22, pl. 35-36 r iv 6).

um = um!(DUB-)mu!(BU) (Ea 03 209).

um-mamušen = um-mu (UET 7, 0132 r ii' 12; Ura 18 Seg.10, 12).

um[bird] ab[sea]

um ab-bamušen (CT 06, pl. 11-14, BM 092611 d ii 46).

um[bird] nita[male]

um nitamušen (CT 06, pl. 11-14, BM 092611 d ii 45).

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