du [PLAY]

du [PLAY] (59x: ED IIIb, Old Akkadian, Ur III, Old Babylonian) wr. du₁₂-du₁₂; du₁₂ "to play (a musical instrument)" Akk. lapātu; zamāru

[1]		du₁₂-du₁₂
[2]		du₁₂
+	-0 (59x/100%).

	3500	3000	2500	2000	1500	1000	(no date)
[1]		1	14	16
[2]				25

38 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. to play (a musical instrument) (59x/100%)

~ LEX/Old Babylonian/Nippur [[du₁₂-du₁₂]] = = = za-ma-ru-um OB Diri Nippur 52. LEX/Old Babylonian/unknown [[du₁₂-du₁₂]] = = = za-ma-ru-um OB Diri "Oxford" 48. LEX/Old Babylonian/unknown lu₂^# ĝiš^# tuku-tuku = še^#-im^#-mi^#-u₂^#-um lu2-azlag B and C Seg.1, 60. ELA/Ur III/Girsu 2(barig) ma-an-du₁₂-du₁₂ CTMMA 1, 040 12; [dumu]-zu dumu-mu ha-ba-du₁₂-du₁₂ ITT 2, 00948 7; du₁₂-du₁₂-še₃ in^#-[na-an-du₁₁] ITT 3, 05276 40; [geme₂-^dkal]-kal-la ba-ra-du₁₂-du₁₂ ITT 5, 06843 11; 4(u) 3(diš) eš₂ du₁₂-du₁₂ ITT 5, 10008 1. ELA/Ur III/Nippur dumu-mu ha-ba-du₁₂-du₁₂ BE 03/1, 008 4; ku₃-bi maš₂ i₃-du₁₂-du₁₂ NATN 836 1; a-ša₃-bi maš₂ i₃-du₁₂-du₁₂ NATN 836 2. ELA/Ur III/Umma lu₂ nam-gub-ba du₁₂-du₁₂-bi MVN 11, 167 3. ELA/Ur III/Ur ka-tab du₁₂-du₁₂ UET 3, 0436 6; ka-tab du₁₂-du₁₂ UET 3, 0802 2. unknown/ED IIIb/unknown ziz₂-bal^# [nu]-du₁₂-du₁₂^# HSS 03, 46 i 3. unknown/Old Akkadian/unknown ha-ba-tuku-tuku BIN 08, 164 14. unknown/Ur III/Girsu zi^#-ga mu-du₁₂-du₁₂ SNAT 248 9. unknown/Ur III/Umma mu didli du₁₂-du₁₂ SAT 3, 1924 1.

Akk. lapātu "to touch, take hold of"; zamāru.

[1990] T. Krispijn, Akkadica 70 14.

[1980] J. Klein, Studies E.Y. Kutscher XXVII n80.

See ETCSL: du₁₂=to perform (music).

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