ellibum [PLANT] N (6x) Middle Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian, unknown wr. ^u₂li-li-bu; e-li-bu-um; ul-li-bu; ^u₂el-li-bu; ^u₂el-li-bu-um "a plant; leather object"

[1]	𒌑𒇷𒇷𒁍	^u₂li-li-bu
[2]	𒂊𒇷𒁍𒌝	e-li-bu-um
[3]	𒌌𒇷𒁍	ul-li-bu
[4]	𒌑𒂖𒇷𒁍	^u₂el-li-bu
[5]	𒌑𒂖𒇷𒁍𒌝	^u₂el-li-bu-um

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

5 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Middle Babylonian (4x/67%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/17%)

unknown (1x/17%)

Senses:

1. a plant (4x/67%)

2. leather object (2x/33%)

Lexical Associations

šammu[plant(s)]N x (// ellibum[plant])

^u₂li-li-bu = ⸢U₂⸣ [...] (BM 046556 o iii' 18'; Ura 17 Seg.4, 18).

mašku[skin]N ellipu[(a plant)]N (// kuš[skin] ellibum[plant])

kuš ul-li-bu = maš-ka el-li-pu (Emar 6/1, p. 257, Msk 74103b r ii 27').

References for all phrases

ellibum[plant]

⸢^u₂⸣el-li-⸢bu⸣ = [...] (Emar 6/1, p. 167, Msk 731089c 5').

^u₂el-[li-bu-um] (AlT 447 r iii 31).

^u₂li-li-bu = ⸢U₂⸣ [...] (BM 046556 o iii' 18'; Ura 17 Seg.4, 18).

kuš[skin] ellibum[plant]

⸢kuš⸣ e-li-bu-um (Emar 6/2, p. 571-574, Msk 74247 o iv 27).

kuš ul-li-bu = maš-ka el-li-pu (Emar 6/1, p. 257, Msk 74103b r ii 27').

Word ID: o0026844; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0026844; version 2.7.2 (built 2024-08-31)