uddû I

The meaning “exuberance” as suggested in CDA and eBL has been deduced from the lex. equation with dūšu II (AHw 179 dūšu mng. 2: ＜ dešû). Both words are only attested in the An (Syn.) IX o. 26. They may represent either (1.) the end of a section on terms associated with warlike phenomena (ll. o. 23/24(?)–25 mention sanāqu = qarābu “to approach = to come near”, mutuš = pi-tu-šu “like a warrior/man = (?)”, urummu (?) = qarābu “(?) = battle”), or (2.) the beginning of a section on verbs of perception (ll. 27–31: šeʾû = bâʾu “to seek out = to go along”, ṣubbû = dagālu “to observe = to see”, which itself is equated with puqqu “to pay attention”, bitrû “to look thoroughly”, and na[ṭā]lu (?) “to look”).

For the first possibility, we may note the term ūdu “distress, trouble”, for the second, derivation from edû II D (uddû) is plausible; note equations like Erimḫuš, CBS.328 o. 7′: pa-è = šūpû | dalla è = ud-du-ú) as is also suggested in CAD U/W uddû 19f.; CAD I/J, 21 idû lex. section.

One may speculate if the instance Ea (MSL 14, 186: 189: [lu-ú] = LU = ú-du-u = du-uš-šu-u) had some influence on the an = anum-instance discussed above (see also duššû; udû III) even though it refers to the sign name.