dibdib [WATERCLOCK] (N)

34 instances

dibdib [WATERCLOCK] N (34x) Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic wr. ŋešdib-dib; kušdib-dib; dib-dib; dib-dibzabar; uruddib-dib "waterclock; a mathematical term"

[1] 𒄑𒁳𒁳 ŋešdib-dib
[2] 𒋢𒁳𒁳 kušdib-dib
[3] 𒁳𒁳 dib-dib
[4] 𒁳𒁳𒌓𒅗𒁇 dib-dibzabar
[5] 𒍏𒁳𒁳 uruddib-dib
PC ED IIIa ED IIIb Ebla OAkk Lag II Ur III OB Post-OB (unknown)
[1] 4 12
[2] 9
[3] 3
[4] 3
[5] 3

5 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (4x/12%)

Middle Babylonian (6x/18%)

Neo-Assyrian (13x/38%)

Neo-Babylonian (9x/26%)

Hellenistic (2x/6%)

Senses:

1. waterclock (34x/100%)

2. a mathematical term

Akk. dibdibbu; maštaqtu.

Lexical Associations

dibdibbu[waterclock]N (// dibdib[waterclock])

[ŋešdib]-dib = ŠU<(dibdibbu)>bu (K 02016A+ o i 6).

mukanzibtu[(a water clock)]N (// dibdib[waterclock])

[ŋešdib]-dib = mu-kan-zib-tum (K 02016A+ o i 9).

ŋešdib-dib = mu-ka-zib-tum (NMI BK 00581 o 8).

ṣiṣṣippu[water-clock]N (// dibdib[waterclock])

dib-dibzabar = ṣi-iṣ-[ṣip?-pu] (Ura 12 Seg.1, 29).

uruddib-dib = ṣi-iṣ-ṣip-[pu] (Ura 11 section 3, 130; BM 047673 r 3).

References for all phrases

dibdib[waterclock]

dib-dib[zabar] = [...] (MSL 07, 159 A o 17').

[dib]-dibzabar = ṣi?-[...] (BM 066619 r 2).

kušdib-dib = [...] (AOAT 275, 299, BM 037571 r 11, r 13; SpTU 2, 052 r i' 2', r i' 5'; AOAT 275, 582, BM 071723 r 4).

uruddib-[dib] = [...] (BaM 10, 129 W 23830d r i' frg.b 10').

ŋešdib-dib (KBo 26, 005 + (?) KBo 26, 6 b ii 9'; OB Nippur Ura 1 144; Syria 12, pl. 46-47, 03 + pl. 47, 04 o iv 34').

ŋešdib-dib (SLT 003 r ii 1).

ŋešdib-dib = [...] (AO 05401 r i 4').

[ŋešdib]-dib = ŠU<(dibdibbu)>bu (K 02016A+ o i 6).

kušdib-dib = kiš-kit-tum (Ura 11 section 1, 131; LTBA 1, 33 o ii 43').

[ŋešdib]-dib = maš-tak-tum (K 02016A+ o i 10; MSL SS 1, 123 o 2'; NMI BK 00581 o 9).

[ŋešdib]-dib = mu-kan-zib-tum (K 02016A+ o i 9).

ŋešdib-dib = mu-ka-zib-tum (NMI BK 00581 o 8).

[ŋešdib]-dib = mu-zib-bu (K 02016A+ o i 7; NMI BK 00581 o 6).

ŋešdib-dib = mu-ši-i-ḫu (NMI BK 00581 o 7).

[ŋešdib]-dib = mu-ši-iḫ-ḫu (K 02016A+ o i 8).

kušdib-dib = tak-kit-tum (Ura 11 section 1, 129; LTBA 1, 33 o ii 41').

dib-dibzabar = ṣi-iṣ-[ṣip?-pu] (Ura 12 Seg.1, 29).

uruddib-dib = ṣi-iṣ-ṣip-[pu] (Ura 11 section 3, 130; BM 047673 r 3).


a[arm] dibdib[waterclock]

uruda₂ dib-dib = nu-na-[x] (Ura 11 section 3, 131; BM 047673 r 4).

uruda₂ [dib-dib] = [...] (BaM 10, 129 W 23830d r i' frg.b 11').

Word ID: o0025787; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0025787; version 2.7.2 (built 2024-08-31)