tab [BURN]

(13 instances)

tab [BURN] (13x: Old Babylonian, unknown) wr. tab; tab2 "to burn, fire; to dye (red); to brand, mark" Akk. hamāţu; šamātu; şarāpu

See bar tab[angry].

[1] cuneiform TAB tab
[2] cuneiform GIR₂@g tab2
+ -0 (8x/62%); -ba (4x/31%); -be2 (1x/8%).
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[1] 4 1
[2] 1

11 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. to burn, fire (13x/100%)

~ LEX/Old Babylonian/Sippar [[tab]] = = = ha-ma-[ţu2-um] MSL 14, 122-127 09 492. unknown/Old Babylonian/unknown [[tab]] = = = şa-ra-pu MSL 09, 124-137 vii 461; [[tab]] = = = ha-ma-ţu2 MSL 09, 124-137 vii 462.

See: bappir ud tab.

2. to dye (red)

3. to brand, mark

Akk. hamāţu "to burn (up)"; šamātu "to mark (with sign of ownership), brand"; şarāpu "to burn, fire; dye (red)".

See ETCSL: tab2=to burn.

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