bed [DEFECATE] V/t (60x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, unknown wr. bed₃; bed₃-bed₃ "to defecate; excrement; anus"

[1]	𒆪	bed₃
[2]	𒆪𒆪	bed₃-bed₃
+	--da=d.a (9x/15%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]							2	46	6	2
[2]		3						1

8 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (3x/5%)

Ur III (2x/3%)

Old Babylonian (47x/78%)

Neo-Assyrian (4x/7%)

Neo-Babylonian (2x/3%)

unknown (2x/3%)

Senses:

1. to defecate (45x/75%)

2. excrement [N] (1x/2%)

3. anus [N] (14x/23%)

Akk. teṣû; zû.

Bibliography

[1959] E. Gordon, SP 144, 249, 335.

bed₃

= te-e-zu-u₂-um (JCS 04, 75-76 27).

= teṣû (Ea 01 151).

= na-du-u₂-um (JCS 04, 75-76 28).

be₅

(HS 1777 o i 7).

(OB Nippur Ea 17; Ea 01 150).

bid₃

(OB Nippur Ea 18).

= x (BM 023645 o ii 11').

bi₇

= zû (BM 023645 o ii 10').

Lexical Associations

teṣû[defecate]V (// bed[defecate])

bed₃ = te-ṣu₂-⸢u₂⸣ (MSL 09, 124-137 o iii 13'; Ea 01 151).

be₅ = te-ṣu₂-u₂ (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 o ii 29'; Ea 01 150).

bid₃ = MIN<(te-ṣu₂-u₂)> (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 o ii 30'; YOS 01, 53 o ii 51a).

zû[excrement]N (// bed[defecate])

bed₃ = zu-⸢u₂⸣ (MSL 09, 124-137 o iii 12').

be₅ = zu-u (YOS 01, 53 o ii 51).

bi₇ = ⸢zu⸣-[u₂^?] (BM 023645 o ii 10').

ṣarātu[fart]V (// bed[defecate])

bed₃ = ṣa-⸢ra-tum⸣ (MSL 09, 124-137 o iii 14').

References for all phrases

bed[defecate]

bed₃ = na-du-u₂-um (JCS 04, 75-76 28).

bed₃ = te-e-zu^!(BU-)u₂-um (JCS 04, 75-76 27).

bed₃ = ⸢te⸣-zu-u₂-um (UM 55-21-421 o 13').

bed₃ = ⸢zu⸣-u₂ (UM 55-21-421 o 12').

be₅ (MSL 02, pl. 01-02 o i 16; MSL 14, 019 Bd r 2'; HS 1777 o i 7; MSL 14, 019 Bf r i 3'; OB Nippur Ea 17; MSL 14, 029 Kw r i 16; MSL 14, 029 Kx o i 11'; MSL 02, pl. 05-06 o i 1'; MSL 14, 019 Be r i 4'; MSL 14, 018 As r i 16; MSL 14, 018 Ba r i 11'; MSL 14, 018 Bb o i 8'; MSL 14, 019 Bc r i 5').

bid₃ (MSL 02, pl. 01-02 o i 17; MSL 14, 019 Bd r 3'; MSL 14, 019 Bf r i 4'; OB Nippur Ea 18; MSL 14, 029 Kw r i 17; MSL 14, 029 Kx o i 12'; MSL 14, 028 Kd r i 6'; MSL 02, pl. 05-06 o i 2'; MSL 14, 018 As r i 17; MSL 14, 018 Ba r i 12'; MSL 14, 018 Bb o i 10'; MSL 14, 019 Bc r i 6').

bid₃ = [...] (BM 023645 o ii 11').

bi₇ (MSL 14, 028 Kd r i 5'; MSL 14, 020 Cd r i' 3').