tukur [CHEW]

(8 instances)

tukur [CHEW] (8x: Old Babylonian) wr. tukur2; tukur; tukur3 "to chew, gnaw; to shear, pluck wool" Akk. gaşaşu; kasāsu; sepû siki

[1] cuneiform |KA׊E| tukur2
[2] cuneiform LAGAB tukur
[3] cuneiform |KA×U₂| tukur3
+ -0 (5x/63%); -re (3x/38%).
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6 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. to chew, gnaw (8x/100%)

~ LEX/Old Babylonian/Nippur tuk-ritukurx(KAxx) = ka-sa-su-um PBS 05, 149 [OBGT XIII] B6=13b. unknown/Old Babylonian/Adab [[tukur2]] = tu-ku-re = KA׊E = ka-sa3-[su2]-um# MSL 02, 152-154 Anhang 3 14; [[durix(KA×UŠ)]] = du-re = KA×UŠ = ka-sa3-su2#-um# MSL 02, 152-154 Anhang 3 22.

2. to shear, pluck wool

Akk. gaşaşu "to chew"; kasāsu "to chew, gnaw"; sepû siki "to pluck".

See ETCSL: tukur2=to crush.

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