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*kVw- - kind of bird
(SED II No. 123)
Scarcely attested, problematic. The Anlaut of Akk. form could be explained as an example of ˀa-prefixation but the gemination of k is disturbing.
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Akkadian
akkû
- a kind of owl
(CAD A₁ 275, AHw. 29)
Scarcely attested in lexical lists (v. Salonen 1973 112).
Tigre
kuwa
- corbeau (the black vulture)
(WTS 419)