arabu [BIRD]

arabu [BIRD] (9x: Old Babylonian) wr. a₁₂-ra₂-bu^mušen; adab^mušen; a₂-tab^mušen; ^udu-buadab^mušen "a bird" Akk. arabû; usābu

[1]		a₁₂-ra₂-bu^mušen
[2]		adab^mušen
[3]		a₂-tab^mušen
[4]		^udu-buadab^mušen
+	-0 (9x/100%).

	3500	3000	2500	2000	1500	1000	(no date)
[1]				6
[2]				1
[3]
[4]

3 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. a bird (9x/100%)

~ LEX/Old Babylonian/Nippur a₁₂-ra₂-bu^mušen OB Nippur Ura 4 Seg.6, 178'; [[adab^mušen]] = = U₄.NUN-MUŠEN = u₂-sa-bu-um OB Diri Nippur 325.

Akk. arabû "(an edible water-fowl)"; usābu "a bird; a tortoise, turtle".

[2004] N. Veldhuis, Nanše 215-216.

[1981] D. Owen, ZA 71 34-35.

See ETCSL: a₁₂-ra₂-bu=type of bird.

ePSD contacts: Steve Tinney and Philip Jones.