barbar [PLANT] (N)

7 instances

barbar [PLANT] N (7x) Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, unknown wr. bar-barsar; bar-barba-ar₂-.MINsar; bar-basar "a plant"

[1] 𒁇𒁇𒊬 bar-barsar
[2] 𒁇𒁇𒁀𒌒𒈫𒊬 bar-barba-ar₂-.MINsar
[3] 𒁇𒁀𒊬 bar-basar
PC ED IIIa ED IIIb Ebla OAkk Lag II Ur III OB Post-OB (unknown)
[1] 2 2
[2] 1 1
[3] 1

3 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (3x/43%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/14%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/14%)

Neo-Assyrian (1x/14%)

unknown (1x/14%)

Senses:

Lexical Associations

warqu[yellow]AJ bēru[choice]AJ (// barbar[plant])

bar-barba-ar₂-.MIN<(ba-ar)>  sar = ar₂-qu [bērūtu] (Ura 17 Seg.7, 27).

bar-barsar = ar-qu be-ru-tu (KADP 38 r i 15').

warqu[yellow]AJ x (// barbar[plant])

bar-barba!-ar₂-.MIN<(ba-ar)>  sar = ar₂-qu? [...] (LTBA 1, 54 r i' 3').

References for all phrases

barbar[plant]

bar-barsar (AlT 447 r iii 66; OB Nippur Ura 4 289).

bar-barba-ar₂-.MIN<(ba-ar)>  sar = ar₂-qu [bērūtu] (Ura 17 Seg.7, 27).

bar-barsar = ar-qu be-ru-tu (KADP 38 r i 15').

bar-barba!-ar₂-.MIN<(ba-ar)>  sar = ar₂-qu? [...] (LTBA 1, 54 r i' 3').


nisig[greenery] barbar[plant]

nisig bar-barsar (CUSAS 12, 3.4.1 b iii 15).

nisig bar-basar (SLT 76 o v 38).

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