burud [PERFORATE]

burud [PERFORATE] (49x: Old Akkadian, Ur III, Old Babylonian) wr. burud_x(U) "breach, hole; depression, low-lying area, depth; to perforate; (to be) deep" Akk. palāšu; šapālu; pilšu; šupālu; šuplu

[1]		burud_x(U) (bur₃, buru₃)
+	-0 (35x/71%); -da (11x/22%); -ra (1x/2%); -re (1x/2%); -de₃ (1x/2%).

	3500	3000	2500	2000	1500	1000	(no date)
[1]			11	26

19 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. breach, hole (49x/100%)

~ ELA/Old Akkadian/Girsu 3(aš@c) kuš₃ buru₃-bi ITT 2, 02861 3; [x] 1(diš) kuš₃ 1(aš@c) zapah [buru₃-bi] ITT 2, 03150 2; 2(aš@c) kuš₃ 1(aš@c) zapah buru₃-[bi] ITT 2, 03150 6. ELA/Ur III/unclear giri₁₇-zal ^geškak si-sa₂ in-bur₃-uš ZA 55, 71 3. unknown/Old Akkadian/Girsu [x x] 3(diš) ^nindaninda_x(DU) gid₂ 5(aš@c) kuš₃ dagal-bi buru₃-bi [...] ITT 5, 09256 2; 1(aš@c) ^nindaninda_x(DU) dagal 3(aš@c) kuš₃ buru₃^# ITT 5, 09279 2.

~ ĝeštug[ear]LEX/Old Babylonian/unknown buru₃ ĝeštug₂-ĝu₁₀ Ugumu 140.

~ kiri[nose]LEX/Old Babylonian/unknown buru₃ kir₄-ĝu₁₀ Ugumu 90.

~ zag[nose-rope]LEX/Old Babylonian/unknown buru₃ zag-ga-ĝu₁₀ Ugumu 129.

See: e burud; gug burud; magaz burud; niĝsakar burud; nisakar burud; u burud.

2. depression, low-lying area, depth

3. to perforate

4. (to be) deep

Akk. palāšu; šapālu "to perforate"; pilšu; šupālu "breach"; šuplu "depth".

[2002] J. Hoyrup, Lengths Widths Surfaces 43.

[1972] M. Powell, ZA 62 208-211.

See ETCSL: buru₃=to penetrate.

ePSD contacts: Steve Tinney and Philip Jones.