kirkir [BIRD]

(5 instances)

kirkir [BIRD] (5x: Ur III, Old Babylonian) wr. ĝeškiri6-ĝeškiri6mušen; ka5-kar2mušen; ki-kar2mušen; kar-karmušen "a bird" Akk. kirikarru; kurkurru

[1] cuneiform GIŠ.SAR.GIŠ.SAR.HU ĝeškiri6-ĝeškiri6mušen (geškiri6-geškiri6mušen)
[2] cuneiform LUL.GAN₂@t.HU ka5-kar2mušen
[3] cuneiform KI.GAN₂@t.HU ki-kar2mušen
[4] cuneiform |TE.A|.|TE.A|.HU kar-karmušen
+ -0 (2x/40%); -re (2x/40%); -ra (1x/20%).
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4 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. a bird (5x/100%)

~ LEX/ED IIIa/unknown kiri6-kiri6mušen ED Birds 38. LEX/Old Babylonian/Nippur ĝiškiri6-ĝiškiri6mušen OB Nippur Ura 4 Seg.6, 155'. unknown/Ur III/Umma [giri3] ur-e2-si! gu2-edin-na-ta# kar-kar-ra-še3 ma2 bala-ak UTI 5, 3416 12.

Akk. kirikarru "(a bird)"; kurkurru "(a bird)".

[2004] N. Veldhuis, Nanše 261-262.

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