ah [SPITTLE]

(12 instances)

ah [SPITTLE] (12x: Old Babylonian) wr. ah6; uh3; aah "a paste; phlegm, mucus, sputum; foam, scum; saliva, spittle; poison" Akk. hahhu; hurhummatu; illātu; imtu; ru'tu; rupuštu; uhhu

[1] cuneiform |UD.KUŠU₂| ah6 (uh2)
[2] cuneiform KUŠU₂ uh3
[3] cuneiform A.|HI×NUN| aah
+ -0 (12x/100%).
3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 (no date)
[1] 5
[2] 2
[3] 1

8 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. a paste (12x/100%)

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2. phlegm, mucus, sputum

3. foam, scum

4. saliva, spittle

5. poison

Akk. hahhu "phlegm, mucus"; hurhummatu "foam, scum"; illātu "saliva"; imtu "poison, venom of snake"; ru'tu; rupuštu "phlegm, spittle"; uhhu "phlegm, sputum".

See ETCSL: ah6=spittle; uh3=spittle?.

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