du [PLANT]

du [PLANT] (20x: ED IIIb, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian) wr. du₃ "to plant; to fix upright, erect; to impregnate; to drive in, fix; a designation of grain" Akk. retû; zaqāpu

[1]		du₃
+	-0 (20x/100%).

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[1]		6	7	6

10 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. to plant (20x/100%)

~ LEX/Ur III/Nippur iri du₃-a = šu-lu ma-tim PBS 05, 136 [OBGT XI] v 15'. LEX/Old Babylonian/unknown lu₂ še du₃-du₃ = mu-za-qi₄-[pu] OB Lu-Azlag A 205. unknown/Old Babylonian/Sippar [[du₃]] = = = ra-ha-şu MSL 14, 127-131 10 ii 27f; [[du₃]] = = = re-tu-u₂-um MSL 14, 127-131 10 ii 27g; [[du₃]] = = = ra-a-bu-um MSL 14, 127-131 10 ii 27h; [[du₃]] = = = za-qa₂-pu MSL 14, 127-131 10 ii 27i; [[du₃]] = = = za-a-qa₂-pu MSL 14, 127-131 10 ii 27n.

See: ki ĝeštin du.

2. to fix upright, erect

3. to impregnate

4. to drive in, fix

5. a designation of grain

Akk. retû "to drive in, fix"; zaqāpu "to fix upright, plant, impale".

[1995] P. Steinkeller, BSA 8 55.

[1993] W. Heimpel, BSA 7 134.

[1984] M. Powell, BSA 1 64.

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