ug [LION]

(23 instances)

ug [LION] (23x: Old Babylonian, 1st millennium) wr. ug; ugx(|PIRIG×ZA|) "lion; a mythical lion; a large cat" Akk. mindinu; nešu; ūmu

[1] cuneiform |PIRIG×UD| ug (uku4)
[2] cuneiform |PIRIG×ZA| ugx(|PIRIG×ZA|)
+ -0 (23x/100%).
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[1] 21 1
[2]

5 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. lion (23x/100%)

~ LEX/1st millennium/unknown ug(ZU!.PIRIG) ED Animal List B 64.

~ tur[small]LEX/1st millennium/unknown ug tur ED Animal List B 65.

2. a mythical lion

3. a large cat

Akk. mindinu "a wild cat, phps. tiger or cheetah"; nešu; ūmu "lion".

[2005] C. Mittermayer, Tierkopfzeichen 16-21.

See ETCSL: ug=lion.

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