mi dug [CARE FOR] V/t (135x) Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. mi₂ dug₄; mi₂ e; mi₂ be₂; me dug₄; mi₂ me; mi₂ du₇; mi₂ ne "to care for, treat well, treat kindly; to embellish"

(mi[cvne//(compound verb nominal element)]N'N + dug[speak//to speak, talk, say]V/t'V/t)

[1]	𒊩𒅗	mi₂ dug₄
[2]	𒊩𒂊	mi₂ e
[3]	𒊩𒁉	mi₂ be₂
[4]	𒈨𒅗	me dug₄
[5]	𒊩𒈨	mi₂ me
[6]	𒊩𒌌	mi₂ du₇
[7]	𒊩𒉈	mi₂ ne
+	--ga=g.a (61x/45%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]						3	1	93	16	1
[2]						4		7
[3]								4
[4]								2
[5]								2
[6]								1
[7]								1

59 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Lagash II (7x/5%)

Ur III (1x/1%)

Old Babylonian (110x/81%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (11x/8%)

Hellenistic (4x/3%)

unknown (1x/1%)

Senses:

1. to care for, treat well, treat kindly (135x/100%)

2. to embellish

Akk. kunnû.

Bibliography

[2006] M. Jaques, Vocabulaire des sentiments 246-247.

[2004] P. Attinger, NABU 2004/79.

[2002] A. Cavigneaux and F. Al-Rawi, ZA 92 41.

[1981] J. Klein Three Šulgi Hymns 98

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