rugu [WITHSTAND]

rugu [WITHSTAND] (32x: ED IIIb, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian) wr. ru-gu₂ "to withstand; to sail upstream" Akk. mahāru

See gaba rugu[oppose], igi rugu[oppose], šu rugu[oppose].

[1]		ru-gu₂
+	-0 (32x/100%).

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[1]		2	8	12

14 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. to withstand (32x/100%)

~ LEX/Old Babylonian/unknown lu₂ ma₂ ru-gu₂ = ša ma-hi-ir-tim OB Lu-Azlag A 304. ELA/ED IIIb/Girsu 6(aš@c) ^gešhašhur geš ru-gu₂-ba-ka VS 14, 057 o ii 1. ELA/Ur III/Girsu ^gešgeštu^tug₂-ga ru-[gu₂] MCS 4, 018 10 2. ELA/Ur III/Umma ^geštug₂-ga ru-gu₂ MCS 8, 90, BM 105544 4; ^geštug₂-ga ru-gu₂-dam NATN 234 4; geš-du₃-ga ru-gu₂-dam NATN 239 2; 1(diš) ud₅ ^dšul-gi-ra-gaba ru-gu₂-de₃-am₃ bi₂-du₁₁ ba-an-tag OrSP 06, 60 Wengler 50 3. ELA/Ur III/unclear ^geštug₂-ga ru-gu₂ Orient 16, 107 172 1; ^geš-tug₂geštu-ga ru^#-gu₂ TSU 105 2. unknown/ED IIIb/Girsu 6(aš@c) ^gešhašhur geš ru-gu₂-ba-ka DP 418 o ii 1.

2. to sail upstream

Akk. mahāru "to face, confront; oppose; receive".

[1990] T. Krispijn, Akkadica 70 6.

See ETCSL: ru-gu₂=to face.

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