barsuga [~SHEEP] AJ (708x) Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, unknown wr. bar-su-ga; bar-su; bar-sug₄; bar-sug₄-a; bar-su₃-ga "a designation of sheep: without fleece; plucked fleece"

[1]	𒁇𒋢𒂵	bar-su-ga
[2]	𒁇𒋢	bar-su
[3]	𒁇𒋤	bar-sug₄
[4]	𒁇𒋤𒀀	bar-sug₄-a
[5]	𒁇𒋤𒂵	bar-su₃-ga

	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	666	1
[2]	31
[3]		4		1
[4]		2	2
[5]	1

6 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Ur III (698x/99%)

Old Babylonian (7x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (1x/0%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/0%)

unknown (1x/0%)

Senses:

1. a designation of sheep: without fleece (708x/100%)

2. plucked fleece [N]

Akk. ?.

Bibliography

[1995] P. Steinkeller, BSA 8 56.

[1993] W. Heimpel, BSA 7 127-130.

[1993] M. van de Mieroop, BSA 7 164.

[1992] M. Sigrist, Drehem 28.

[1972] H. Waetzoldt, UNT 22.

Lexical Associations

buqūmu[plucking]N (// udu[sheep] barsuga[~sheep])

udu bar-[sug₄] = bu-qu-nu (Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 o ii 15).

udu bar-sug₄-[a^?] = bu-qu-nu (Ura 13 Seg.1, 80).

References for all phrases

maš[goat] barsuga[~sheep]

maš₂ bar-<<ŋal₂>>-su-ga (MDP 27, 158 r 4).

udu[sheep] barsuga[~sheep]

udu ⸢bar⸣-[sug₄^?] (HS 1816 r i 5; HS 1730 o 2; HS 1799 a ii 16; OB Nippur Ura 3 54).

udu bar-⸢sug₄⸣-[a^?] = [...] (CT 14, pl. 11, BM 093080 o ii 9').