kar [BLOW]

kar [BLOW] (52x: Ur III, Old Babylonian) wr. kar₂-kar₂; kar₂ "to blow; to light up, shine; to rise" Akk. napāhu

See aga kar[defeat], igi kar[examine], ni karkar[circle], šu kar[denigrate].

[1]		kar₂-kar₂
[2]		kar₂
+	-0 (46x/88%); -re (5x/10%); -ra (1x/2%).

	3500	3000	2500	2000	1500	1000	(no date)
[1]			13	24
[2]				8

28 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. to blow (52x/100%)

~ LEX/Early Old Babylonian/Nippur al-ĝar-ĝar^ga-ga-ra = nu-pu-uh₂ PBS 05, 142, pl. 122-3 [OBGT IIIA] iii 10=160; nu-ĝar-ĝar = u₂-la nu-pu-uh₂ PBS 05, 142, pl. 122-3 [OBGT IIIA] iii 11=161; he₂^#-ĝar-ĝar = li-na-pi-ih PBS 05, 142, pl. 122-3 [OBGT IIIA] iii 12=162; na-an-ĝar-ĝar = la i-na-pa^!-ah PBS 05, 142, pl. 122-3 [OBGT IIIA] iii 13=163. ELA/Ur III/Drehem kišib₃-bi pisan du₁₁-ga-ka igi kar₂-kar₂-dam AUCT 1, 445 3; igi kar₂-kar₂-dam BIN 05, 128 6; kišib₃ lugal-a₂-zi-da igi kar₂-kar₂-dam MVN 08, 149 5. ELA/Ur III/Girsu igi^# kar₂^#-kar₂^#-dam ASJ 09, 122 52 o ii 13. ELA/Ur III/Nippur [x] za₃^# e₂ igi kar₂-kar₂-dam JCS 32, 230 6 N-T 254 14. ELA/Ur III/Umma 2(aš) gu₂ 5(u) 9(diš) 1/3(diš) ma-na siki e₂-kišib₃-ba-ka igi kar₂-kar₂-dam ActOrHun Or 2, 165 r iii 3; še-ba gu₂-edin-na-ka igi^? kar₂-kar₂-dam BCT 2, 260 3; 4(ban₂) lugal-ku₃-ga-ni abzu^? še-ba a-pi₄-sal₄^ki igi kar₂-kar₂-dam BCT 2, 260 4; umma^ki-a nig₂-ka₉ DU igi kar₂-kar₂-dam RA 09, 158 10; er₂-dingir-e igi kar₂-kar₂-dam YOS 04, 235 2. ELA/Ur III/unclear ki i₃-kal-la-ka igi kar₂-kar₂-dam AUCT 1, 867 5. unknown/Ur III/Umma ki^# da-da-ga-ka igi kar₂-kar₂-dam MVN 20, 166 4; igi kar₂-kar₂-dam SANTAG 6, 048 6.

2. to light up, shine

3. to rise

Akk. napāhu "to blow; light up; rise".

See ETCSL: kar₂=to blow; LUL-LUL=to shine?.

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