ePSD: pu[well]

pu [WELL] (95x: ED IIIb, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, unknown) wr. pu₂ "lower course, footing; cistern, well; fish pond; source (of river); hole, pit; depth" Akk. asurrû; būrtu; šuplu

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1. lower course, footing (95x/100%)

~ LEX/Old Babylonian/Nippur pu₂ OB Nippur Ura 5 364; pu₂ ^dlugal-inim-gi-na OB Nippur Ura 5 369; [[pu₂]] = pu-u₂ = LAGAB×U = bu-ur-tum OB Aa 36:1. LEX/Middle Babylonian/Nippur pu₂ Gilgamesh II 021, CBS 14167 1. LEX/unknown/unknown nu-ur₂-ma pu₂ x x SLT 017 r ii 6'. ELA/Ur III/Drehem nig₂-dab₅ gu₂ pu₂ nag lugal SACT 1, 121 2. ELA/Ur III/Girsu 1(aš) gu₂ pu₂ DAS 055 6; 1(aš) gu₂ pu₂ HLC 268 (pl. 124) 12; [...] pu₂ HLC 286 (pl. 127) 13; i₃-dub pu₂ šu-i-ne-ta MVN 02, 074 1; 7(diš) pu₂ ba-al nag lugal RA 10, 066 100 2'; 1(aš) gu₂ pu₂ STA 30 1. ELA/Ur III/Nippur [...] pu₂ AŠ pa BE 03/1, 148 3; pu₂ ^den-ki-ta us₂-bi 1(geš₂) 4(u) Nik 2, 441 3. ELA/Ur III/Umma pu₂ KA ne-sag-ka du₈-de₃ Atiqot 4, pl. 04 23 2; 4(diš) kuš gu₄ pu₂-bi BIN 05, 130 2; e₂ pu₂ nag lugal-ka-še₃ CHEU 009 1; 3(u) 2(diš) kuš udu u₂ pu₂ Nebraska 07 3; 3(u) 1(barig) kaš gur pu₂ YOS 04, 256 o ii 12; 3(u) 1(diš) guruš pu₂ ba-al-la MLC 1919 Turner o i 18. unknown/Ur III/Girsu 1(aš) gu₂ pu₂ ASJ 18, 224 HSM 6434 2; i₃-dub pu₂ šu-i-ka-ta BM Messenger 337 r iv 5; geme₂ uš-bar pu₂-ta-me TCTI 2, 04163 1; 1(ban₂) 1/2(diš) pu₂ ITT 3, 06604 r ii 5. unknown/Ur III/Umma 2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN₂ gešimmar tur 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN₂ pu₂ MVN 16, 0742 18; 1/2(iku) GAN₂ pu₂ MVN 16, 0742 21; pu₂ ba-al-la MVN 16, 1055 6.

~ DNLEX/Old Babylonian/Nippur pu₂ ^den-ki OB Nippur Ura 5 368; pu₂ ^dšu-zi-an-na OB Nippur Ura 5 370.

~ kug[pure]LEX/Old Babylonian/Nippur pu₂ kug OB Nippur Ura 5 367.

~ pad[find]LEX/Middle Babylonian/Nippur pu₂-ta pad₃-du Gilgamesh II 021, CBS 14167 3.

See: a pu; eš pu.

2. cistern, well

3. fish pond

4. source (of river)

5. hole, pit

6. depth

[1995] M. Powell, Origins and Ancient History of Wine 105.

[1981] P. Steinkeller, ZA 71 26-28.

[1972] M. Powell, ZA 62 191 n61; 210-211 n128.