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(49.) In line 32 occur the words £^ ^JJJ *f 
bur-ru-um-tav, and ^f^f dhar-ru, on the Assyrian columns, 
and [^y<y]^ ^T^T [ NAM ] BIR DHAR KHU m tne 
Accadian. These words admit of easy explanation ; but the 
result is too indefinite for identification. The Assyrian 
bu-rum-tav is the Hebrew 0*"^, Arab. , , "to twist two or 
. & 
more threads together" ; hence D^fti"^ beromim, Arab. , , 
barim, " variegated garments," as composed of two or more 
coloured threads. The Assyrian dharru is from the Accadian 
dhar, " variegated." We see therefore that some "bird of 
varied plumage," but whether of two or more colours, or of 
what colours, we are not informed, so that nothing more 
definite can be determined ; but as we have the Accadian P. 
NAM BIR, denoting " multitude," I think it probable that the 
sand-grouse (Pterocles) is meant. 
(50.) In line 33 we next meet with "^S- "jV^ bu-tsu, 
and *""TT^T ^ s ~^ sur khar-ri ; the latter means 
"the bird of the ravine " (*W1, "to hollow out"). lean 
give no explanation of butsu. Delitzsch compares it with 
•bis 
the Arabic bdz, " a falcon." The Accadian name 
[^y<y] ^ ^ ^^y<y ^y<y nam bir us khu, awaits explana- 
tion, as the meaning of the character Us" is unknown. 
(51.) We arrive at something more definite and interesting 
in the next bird-name. In the names of ^ t^Sf du-du 
and J>-jy J^^^y ib-bil-tuv, represented by the 
Accadian >-|<y^ >~y<y NAM KHU, " destiny bird," we recog- 
nize the love-bird, or dove of Istar, the Assyrian Venus. The 
Assyrian dudu is the Hebrew dod or TH dud, " love," 
"to love," and ibbil-tuv is clearly the cooing or "mourning" 
bird, from " to mourn," in allusion to the plaintive yet 
soothing notes of the turtle-dove and others of the same 
family of birds. The bird of destiny alludes probably to the 
migratory habits of the turtle-dove, and to its being sacred 
to Astarte. Other names of the dove which occur have been 
already considered. 
