uttuku [ABACUS] N (9x) Old Akkadian, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. uttuku; uttuku^x; uttuku^gu; ^tug₂uttuku^u₂-^tuk; ^tug₂u₂-tu-gu-um; ^tug₂uttuku "abacus; batten; a garment"

[1]	𒃻𒋃	uttuku
[2]	𒃻𒋃X	uttuku ^x
[3]	𒃻𒋃𒄖	uttuku ^gu
[4]	𒌆𒃻𒋃𒌑𒌇	^tug₂uttuku^u₂-^tuk
[5]	𒌆𒌑𒌅𒄖𒌝	^tug₂u₂-tu-gu-um
[6]	𒌆𒃻𒋃	^tug₂ uttuku

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

6 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Akkadian (2x/22%)

Old Babylonian (4x/44%)

Neo-Assyrian (2x/22%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/11%)

Senses:

1. abacus (7x/78%)

2. batten (1x/11%)

3. a garment (1x/11%)

Akk. mahiṣātu; uttuku.

Bibliography

[1980] S. Lieberman, AJA 84 347-348 wn58.

Lexical Associations

uttuku[calculating device]N (// uttuku[abacus])

^tug₂uttuku⸢^u₂⸣-^tuk = u₂-[tuk-ku] (MSL 10, 004 S13 r 4).

References for all phrases

uttuku[abacus]

^tug₂uttuku⸢^u₂⸣-^tuk = u₂-[tuk-ku] (MSL 10, 004 S13 r 4).

tug[textile] uttuku[abacus]

tug₂ ⸢uttuku⸣... = ⸢x⸣-[...] (Rm 0606+ o iii 14', o iii 15').

Word ID: o0042152; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0042152; version 2.7.2 (built 2024-08-31)