gibil [SPROUT] (N)

16 instances

gibil [SPROUT] N (16x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian wr. bil₃; gibil; gibilgi; ŋešgibil-bil₂ "sprout, offshoot"

[1] 𒄑𒉋 bil₃
[2] 𒉋 gibil
[3] 𒉋𒄀 gibil gi
[4] 𒄑𒉋𒉋 ŋešgibil-bil₂
PC ED IIIa ED IIIb Ebla OAkk Lag II Ur III OB Post-OB (unknown)
[1] 2 8 1
[2] 3 1
[3] 1
[4]

4 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (2x/13%)

Old Babylonian (11x/69%)

Middle Babylonian (2x/13%)

Neo-Assyrian (1x/6%)

Senses:

1. sprout, offshoot (16x/100%)

Akk. pirʾu.

Bibliography

[1997] N. Veldhuis, EEN 169.

{ŋeš}gibil

= perhum (OB Nippur Diri 221).

Lexical Associations

meṣherūtu[childhood]N (// gibil[sprout])

ŋešgibil = me-eṣ-⸢ḫe⸣-[ru-tum] (OB Nippur Diri 222a).

perʾu[bud]N (// gibil[sprout])

ŋešgibil = pe-er-ḫu-um (OB Nippur Diri 221; MSL 15, 008 A r ii 18).

ṣehru[small one]N (// gibil[sprout])

ŋešgibil = ṣe-eḫ-rum (OB Nippur Diri 222; MSL 15, 008 A r ii 19).

elītu[that which is above]N warqu[yellow]N (// gibil[sprout] nisig[greenery])

gibilgi nisig = e-lit MIN<(ar-qi₂)> (K 02039 r i 14).

References for all phrases

gibil[sprout]

bil₃ (OB Nippur Lu 412; TMH 8, 08 o i 3').

gibil (Anonymous 447997 o i 20).

ŋeš[gibil?] (RSO 5/1, p. 281 fig. 34c o iii 8).

ŋešgibil = me-eṣ-⸢ḫe⸣-[ru-tum] (OB Nippur Diri 222a).

ŋešgibil = pe-er-ḫu-um (OB Nippur Diri 221; MSL 15, 008 A r ii 18).

ŋešgibil = ṣe-eḫ-rum (OB Nippur Diri 222; MSL 15, 008 A r ii 19).

gibil[sprout] nisig[greenery]

gibilgi nisig = e-lit MIN<(ar-qi₂)> (K 02039 r i 14).

ŋeš[tree] gibil[sprout]

ŋeš gibil (OB Nippur Ura 1 64a; Syria 12, pl. 46-47, 03 + pl. 47, 04 o ii 59).

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