bir [SHRED] V/t (47x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian wr. bir₇; bir₉; bir₇-bir₇; bir₉-bir₉; zuliₓ(KA×UD); SAG×TAK₄; bir₂; bir₆; bir₉^bi-^ir-bir₉ "to shred"

See zu bir[laugh]V/t.

[1]	𒊯	bir₇
[2]	𒉈	bir₉
[3]	𒊯𒊯	bir₇-bir₇
[4]	𒉈𒉈	bir₉-bir₉
[5]	𒆉𒆉	zuliₓ(KA×UD)
[6]	𒔰	SAG×TAK₄
[7]	𒌓	bir₂
[8]	𒊶	bir₆
[9]	𒉈𒁉𒅕𒉈	bir₉^bi-^ir-bir₉
+	--ra=r.a (4x/9%); --re=r.e (2x/4%).

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

23 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (2x/4%)

Old Babylonian (35x/74%)

Middle Babylonian (5x/11%)

Neo-Assyrian (5x/11%)

Verbal prefixes: V.b ; al ; ba.da.b ; ba.n ; ha ; nu ; ša .

Senses:

1. to shred (47x/100%)

Akk. šarāṭu.

Bibliography

[1973] M. Civil, JNES 32 60.

bir₆

= šarāṭu (CT 11, pl. 19, BM 046284 o ii 11').

bir₇

= ša-ra-ṭu₂-um (RA 21, 178 iii 28; K 04263+ o i 25'; OB Nippur Ea 653; CT 11, pl. 22, K 06016 o i 18'; Ea 07 160).

Lexical Associations

šarāṭu[tear]V (// bir[shred])

bir₆ = ša₂-ra-[ṭu] (CT 11, pl. 19, BM 046284 o ii 11').

bir₇ = ša₂-ra-ṭu (CT 11, pl. 22, K 06016 o i 18'; CUSAS 12, 1.1.2 r i 37'; UM 29-13-684 r i 18'; Ea 07 160).

aluzinnu[buffoon]N (// zu[tooth] bir[shred])

zuliₓ(KA×UD) zuliₓ(KA×UD) = a-lu-zi-nu-um (Moussaieff OB Aa o i 37).

namūtu[derision]N (// zu[tooth] bir[shred])

zuliₓ(KA×UD) zuliₓ(KA×UD) = na-mu-tum (Moussaieff OB Aa o i 36).

raṣānu[be(come) powerful of voice]V (// zu[tooth] bir[shred])

zuliₓ(KA×UD) zuliₓ(KA×UD) = ⸢ru⸣-uṣ-ṣu₂-nu (Moussaieff OB Aa o i 35).

ṣīhu[laughter]N (// zu[tooth] bir[shred])

zuliₓ(KA×UD) zuliₓ(KA×UD) = ⸢ṣi₂⸣-ḫu-um (Moussaieff OB Aa o i 34).

References for all phrases

bir[shred]

bir₇ (MSL 14, 027 Ji r i 10; OB Nippur Ea 653; MSL 14, 027 Iw r ii 3; Ni 05365 r ii 5').

bir₇ = [...] (K 04263+ o i 25').

bir₇ = ša-ra-ṭu₂-um (RA 21, 178 iii 28).

bir₆ = ša₂-ra-[ṭu] (CT 11, pl. 19, BM 046284 o ii 11').

bir₇ = ša₂-ra-ṭu (CT 11, pl. 22, K 06016 o i 18'; CUSAS 12, 1.1.2 r i 37'; UM 29-13-684 r i 18'; Ea 07 160).

AN hutpu[arrowhead] bir[shred] ŋiri[dagger]

AN ḫud₄ SAG×TAK₄ ŋir₂ (ED Metals 66).

hutpu[arrowhead] bir[shred] ŋiri[dagger]

ḫud₄ SAG×TAK₄ ŋir₂ (ED Metals 65).

tug[textile] bir[shred]

tug₂ bir₇-bir₇ (OB Nippur Ura 4 549b; CBS 4608 + r v 17).

zu[tooth] bir[shred]

zu₂ bir₉ = [...] (Oriento 23/2, 1-19 r i 11'', r i 12'').

⸢zu₂⸣ [bir₉]-⸢bir₉⸣ = ṣu₂-ḫu-um (MSLSSI, 17-27 iv 14).

zuliₓ(KA×UD) zuliₓ(KA×UD) = a-lu-zi-nu-um (Moussaieff OB Aa o i 37).

zuliₓ(KA×UD) zuliₓ(KA×UD) = na-mu-tum (Moussaieff OB Aa o i 36).

zuliₓ(KA×UD) zuliₓ(KA×UD) = ⸢ru⸣-uṣ-ṣu₂-nu (Moussaieff OB Aa o i 35).

zuliₓ(KA×UD) zuliₓ(KA×UD) = ⸢ṣi₂⸣-ḫu-um (Moussaieff OB Aa o i 34).

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