alšub [TOOL] N (10x) Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian wr. ^ŋešal-šub; al-u₃-šub; al-šub; ^ŋešal-u₃-šub "a tool"

[1]	𒄑𒀠𒊒	^ŋešal-šub
[2]	𒀠𒅇𒊒	al-u₃-šub
[3]	𒀠𒊒	al-šub
[4]	𒄑𒀠𒅇𒊒	^ŋešal-u₃-šub

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

5 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (9x/90%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/10%)

Senses:

1. a tool (10x/100%)

Akk. šelliptu.

Bibliography

[1994] M. Civil, Farmer's Instructions 149-151.

Lexical Associations

šēlebtu[vixen]N (// alšub[tool])

al-u₃-šub = še-la-ab-tum (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o iii 59').

References for all phrases

alšub[tool]

⸢^ŋešal-u₃-šub⸣ (BRM 4, 29 + 30 o iv 12).

^ŋeš⸢al⸣-šub (UET 6, 0677 + 0678 + UET 7, 087 + 091 r iii 29'; TCVC 782 o 6'; OB Nippur Ura 1 479; MSL SS 1 96 c i 38'; IB 1512c + o iv 19).

al-u₃-šub = še-la-ab-tum (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o iii 59').

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