diliʾur [~SHEEP] (N)

100 instances

diliʾur [~SHEEP] N (100x) Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. dili-ur₄; ur₄-dili; dili-ur₄mušen; dili-ur₄-ur₄ "a designation of sheep, first shear; ~sheep"

[1] 𒀸𒌴 dili-ur₄
[2] 𒌴𒀸 ur₄-dili
[3] 𒀸𒌴𒄷 dili-ur₄mušen
[4] 𒀸𒌴𒌴 dili-ur₄-ur₄
PC ED IIIa ED IIIb Ebla OAkk Lag II Ur III OB Post-OB (unknown)
[1] 79 14
[2] 4
[3] 2
[4] 1

6 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Ur III (79x/79%)

Old Babylonian (15x/15%)

Neo-Assyrian (4x/4%)

Neo-Babylonian (2x/2%)

Senses:

1. a designation of sheep, first shear (100x/100%)

2. ~sheep

Akk. iltennû baqnu.

Bibliography

[2018] A. Cavigneaux and E. Clevenstine, AoF 45 54-56.

[1993] W. Heimpel, BSA 7 123-125.

[1993] M. van de Mieroop, BSA 7 163.

Lexical Associations

buqāmu[lamb ready for plucking]N (// kir[lamb] diliʾur[~sheep])

kir₁₁ ur₄-dil-ta? = bu-[qa-am-tu] (Ura 13 Seg.1, 219; CTMMA 2, 055 r ii 6).

buqāmu[lamb ready for plucking]N (// sila[lamb] diliʾur[~sheep])

sila₄ ur₄-dil-ta? = bu-qa-[mu] (Ura 13 Seg.1, 218; CTMMA 2, 055 r ii 5).

References for all phrases

kir[lamb] diliʾur[~sheep]

kir₁₁ ur₄-dil-ta? = bu-[qa-am-tu] (Ura 13 Seg.1, 219; CTMMA 2, 055 r ii 6).

sila[lamb] diliʾur[~sheep]

sila₄ ur₄-dil-ta? = bu-qa-[mu] (Ura 13 Seg.1, 218; CTMMA 2, 055 r ii 5).

tiʾuz[bird] diliʾur[~sheep]

te₈-uz!(ḪU) dili-ur₄mušen = x-[x]-šu (Ura 18 Seg.7, 5; BWL pl. 73 VAT 08573 o 1).

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