urbiku [BIRD] N (14x) Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. ur-bi-gu₇; ur-bi-gu₇^mušen; ur-bi-in-gu₇; ur-bi-ku₄^mušen "a bird, vulture; jackal"

[1]	𒌨𒁉𒅥	ur-bi-gu₇
[2]	𒌨𒁉𒅥𒄷	ur-bi-gu₇^mušen
[3]	𒌨𒁉𒅔𒅥	ur-bi-in-gu₇
[4]	𒌨𒁉𒆭𒄷	ur-bi-ku₄^mušen

	OB	Post-OB
[1]		10
[2]		2
[3]		1
[4]	1

4 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (1x/7%)

Neo-Assyrian (8x/57%)

Neo-Babylonian (5x/36%)

Senses:

1. a bird, vulture (5x/36%)

2. jackal (9x/64%)

Akk. zību.

Bibliography

[2004] N. Veldhuis, Nanše 302.

Lexical Associations

zību[jackal]N (// urbiku[bird])

ur-bi-gu₇ = MIN<(zi-i-bi)> (LTBA 1, 43 o 6'a; LTBA 1, 40 o ii 66).

ur-bi-gu₇ = MIN<(zi-i-bu)> (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a o ii' 2; Ura 14 140).

ur-bi-gu₇^mušen = [MIN<(zi-i-bu])> (Ura 18 Seg.10, 36).

ur-bi-⸢in⸣-gu₇ = MIN<(zi-i-bi)> (MSL SS 1, 030 r 12').

ākilu[eater]N (// urbiku[bird])

ur-bi-gu₇ = a-ki-lu (Ura 14 141; LTBA 1, 43 o 6'b; LTBA 1, 40 o ii 67).

ur-bi-gu₇ = a-ki-lum (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a o ii' 3).

References for all phrases

urbiku[bird]

ur-bi-gu₇^mušen = [...] (UET 7, 0132 r ii' 36).

⸢ur⸣-bi-ku₄^mušen (CT 06, pl. 11-14, BM 092611 d i 22).