alim [BISON] N (275x) Early Dynastic I-II, Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. alim; a-lim; e-lum; ^gudalim; a-li-ma; a-lum; alim-ma; alimₓ(GIR₃×IGI); ^a-^li-^imalim; ^a-^limalim "bison; ~ figurine"

[1]	𒄋	alim
[2]	𒀀𒅆	a-lim
[3]	𒂊𒈝	e-lum
[4]	𒄞𒄋	^gud alim
[5]	𒀀𒇷𒈠	a-li-ma
[6]	𒀀𒈝	a-lum
[7]	𒄋𒈠	alim-ma
[8]	𒄍𒄍	alimₓ(GIR₃×IGI)
[9]	𒀀𒇷𒅎𒄋	^a-^li-^imalim
[10]	𒀀𒅆𒄋	^a-^limalim
+	--ma=m.a (172x/63%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	2	6	6				19	47	162	1
[2]								1	6
[3]		1							6
[4]								3	2	2
[5]								3
[6]								3
[7]								1	1
[8]								1
[9]									1
[10]								1

19 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic I-II (2x/1%)

Early Dynastic IIIa (7x/3%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (6x/2%)

Ur III (19x/7%)

Old Babylonian (60x/22%)

Middle Assyrian (2x/1%)

Middle Babylonian (6x/2%)

Neo-Assyrian (123x/45%)

Neo-Babylonian (4x/1%)

Hellenistic (43x/16%)

unknown (3x/1%)

Senses:

1. bison (275x/100%)

2. ~ figurine

Akk. ditānu; kusarikku.

Bibliography

[2005] C. Mittermayer, Tierkopfzeichen 45-49.

[2004] P. Steinkeller, ZA 94 .

[1995] P. Steinkeller, BiOr 52 697.

alim

(OB Nippur Ea 568; MSL 14, 029 Lh o i 3').

Lexical Associations

alimbû[a (mythical?) bovid]N (// alim[bison])

^gudalim = a-lim-bu-u₂ (Ura 13 Seg.1, 249; Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 r ii 7').

ditānu[bison?]N (// alim[bison])

ditānu[bison]N (// alim[bison])

a-lim = di-ta-a-nu (LTBA 1, 42 o ii' 8).

alim = di-ta-nu (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a o ii' 7; Ura 14 145; LTBA 1, 43 o 9'a; CT 11, pl. 29-32, DT 040 r ii 56; LTBA 1, 44 o iii 4).

kusarikku[bison]N (// alim[bison])

alim = ku-sa-ri-⸢ku⸣ (LTBA 1, 42 o ii' 11; CT 11, pl. 29-32, DT 040 r ii 57).

^gudalim = ku-sa-riq-qu (Ura 13 Seg.1, 258; Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 r ii 16').

mašku[skin]N ditānu[bison]N (// kuš[skin] alim[bison])

[kuš] alim = MIN<(mašak)> di-ta-ni (BaM 10, 129 W 23830d o i' 11').

[kuš] ⸢alim⸣ = MIN<(mašak)> di-ta-nu (LTBA 1, 33 o i 9').

kuš alim = MIN<(maš-ku)> di-ta-ni (Ura 11 section 1, 27).

⸢kuš⸣ ^a-^li-^imalim = MIN<(mašak)> di-ta-nu (BM 033426 o i 18').

References for all phrases

alim[bison]

a-<lim> (Emar 6/1, p. 052, Msk 73265 o 5).

alim (OB Nippur Ea 568; A 07896 x' 10; ED Animals B 59; MSL 14, 029 Lh o i 3'; TSS 0046 o i 2'; PBS 12, 04 o iii 12'; MSL 14, 018 Bb r vi 30).

alimₓ(GIR₃×IGI) (BE 20/1, 38 o 4').

^gudalim = a-lim-bu-u₂ (Ura 13 Seg.1, 249; Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 r ii 7').

a-lim = di-ta-a-nu (LTBA 1, 42 o ii' 8).

alim = di-ta-nu (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a o ii' 7; Ura 14 145; LTBA 1, 43 o 9'a; CT 11, pl. 29-32, DT 040 r ii 56; LTBA 1, 44 o iii 4).

alim = ku-sa-ri-⸢ku⸣ (LTBA 1, 42 o ii' 11; CT 11, pl. 29-32, DT 040 r ii 57).

^gudalim = ku-sa-riq-qu (Ura 13 Seg.1, 258; Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 r ii 16').

alim[bison] DU-DU

alim DU-DU (ED Word List F 46).

alim[bison] KAL

alim KAL (ED Word List F 45).

alim[bison] la₂

alim la₂^? (ED Word List F 44a).

alim[bison] suhub[~oxen]

alim suḫubₓ(BAR×AN) (ED Animals B 60).

ašag[field] alim[bison]

a-šag₄ alim-ma (OB Nippur Ura 5 6).

gud[ox] alim[bison]

[gud] ⸢alim⸣ = [...] (CTMMA 2, 055 r ii 30a; LTBA 1, 70 o 9').

kuš[skin] alim[bison]

kuš a-lim (Emar 6/2, p. 571-574, Msk 74247 o i 37; ASJ 09, 289-291 o i 7'; Emar 6/1, p. 264-265, Msk 74105a o i 35).

[kuš a]-⸢lim⸣ = [...] (Emar 6/1, p. 257, Msk 74103b o i 24).

[kuš] alim = MIN<(mašak)> di-ta-ni (BaM 10, 129 W 23830d o i' 11').

[kuš] ⸢alim⸣ = MIN<(mašak)> di-ta-nu (LTBA 1, 33 o i 9').

kuš alim = MIN<(maš-ku)> di-ta-ni (Ura 11 section 1, 27).

⸢kuš⸣ ^a-^li-^imalim = MIN<(mašak)> di-ta-nu (BM 033426 o i 18').

šu[hand] alim[bison]

⸢šu⸣ alim (CUSAS 12, 7.1 B r iii 15').

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