igira [HERON] N (33x) Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. igira₂^mušen; SAG-SAL^mušen; igira₂ⁱ-^gi-^ra  ^mušen; e-gi-ra^mušen; i-gi-ra^mušen; igira₂; i₃-gi₄-ra^mušen "heron"

[1]	𒆠𒊕𒊩𒄷	igira₂ ^mušen
[2]	𒊕𒊩𒄷	SAG-SAL^mušen
[3]	𒆠𒊕𒊩𒄿𒄀𒊏𒄷	igira₂ⁱ-^gi-^ra  ^mušen
[4]	𒂊𒄀𒊏𒄷	e-gi-ra^mušen
[5]	𒄿𒄀𒊏𒄷	i-gi-ra^mušen
[6]	𒆠𒊕𒊩	igira₂
[7]	𒉌𒄄𒊏𒄷	i₃-gi₄-ra^mušen

	Ur III	OB	Post-OB
[1]		17	3
[2]			4
[3]			4
[4]			2
[5]		1
[6]		1
[7]	1

12 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Ur III (1x/3%)

Old Babylonian (19x/58%)

Neo-Assyrian (5x/15%)

Neo-Babylonian (8x/24%)

Senses:

1. heron (33x/100%)

Akk. igirû.

Bibliography

[2016] Jan Keetman BiOr 73 7-12

[2004] N. Veldhuis, Nanše 255-256.

[1981] D. Owen, ZA 71 37.

igira₂{mušen}

= igirû (CT 11, pl. 45-48, K 04174 r ii 12').

= igirû (K 16152 i' 2').

Lexical Associations

igirû[heron]N (// igira[heron])

⸢e^?⸣-gi-ra^mušen = i-gi-ru-u₂ (SpTU 3, 113 o i' 4'; Ura 18 Seg.5, 14).

igira₂ⁱ-^gi-^ra  ^mušen = i-gi-⸢ru⸣-[u] (MSL 10, 004 S13 o 10'; Ura 18 Seg.5, 15).

igira₂^mušen = i-gi-ru-u₂ (OECT 04, 152 c ii 45; CT 11, pl. 45-48, K 04174 r ii 12'; SpTU 3, 113 o i' 5'; K 16152 i' 2').

igiraₓ(SAG.SAL)^mušen = MIN<(i-gi-ru-u)> (MSL 10, 004 S13 o 11'; Ura 18 Seg.5, 16).

References for all phrases

igira[heron]

i-gi-ra^mušen (CM 22, pl. 35-36 r v 15).

⸢igira₂⸣.MIN<(ⁱ-^gi-^ra)>  ^mušen = ⸢MIN⸣ (CT 14, pl. 12, BM 036785 r 3).

igira₂^!(⸢KI.U+SAG.SAL).MIN<(ⁱ-^gi-^ra)>  ^mušen = ⸢x⸣-[...] (CT 14, pl. 13, BM 091012 r 15').

⸢igira₂⸣^mušen (CBS 4608 + r ii 6').

igiraₓ(KI.KA.SAL)^mušen (AO 06034 o iv 4; OB Nippur Ura 4 421).

⸢igiraₓ(SAG.SAL)⸣^mušen = ⸢MIN⸣ (CT 14, pl. 13, BM 091012 r 16'; CT 14, pl. 12, BM 036785 r 4).