kiʾuš [WASTE] N (20x) Old Akkadian, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. ki-uš₂; ki-BAD; ki-^ušuš₂; ki-uš "waste ground"

[1]	𒆠𒌀	ki-uš₂
[2]	𒆠𒁁	ki-BAD
[3]	𒆠𒍑𒌀	ki-^ušuš₂
[4]	𒆠𒍑	ki-uš

	OAkk	Ur III	OB	Post-OB
[1]	2	1	9	1
[2]	1	3
[3]				2
[4]				1

5 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Akkadian (3x/15%)

Ur III (4x/20%)

Old Babylonian (9x/45%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/5%)

Neo-Assyrian (2x/10%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/5%)

Senses:

1. waste ground (20x/100%)

Bibliography

[1986] K. Maekawa, ASJ 8 98.

[1981] P. Steinkeller, JESHO 24 122 n30.

Lexical Associations

nardamu[mooring pole]N (// kiʾuš[waste])

[ki]-uš₂ = nar-da-mu (AUAM 73.2851 o 7).

ṣerru[snake]N baliltu[rubbish tip]N (// muš[snake] kiʾuš[waste])

[muš ki]-⸢uš⸣ = ṣe-er ba-li-tum [...] (BM 036177 o 3').

muš ki-^ušuš₂ = MIN<(ṣe-er)> ba-lil-tum (Ura 14 37; LTBA 1, 40 o i 37).

References for all phrases

kiʾuš[waste]

ki-uš₂ (IM 070209 r iii 25).

[ki]-uš₂ = nar-da-mu (AUAM 73.2851 o 7).

ašag[field] kiʾuš[waste]

a-šag₄ ki-uš₂ (OB Nippur Ura 5 117).

muš[snake] kiʾuš[waste]

muš ki-uš₂ (SLT 051 r i 2; MSL 11, A 07895 x 22; OB Nippur Ura 3 274; HS 1753 r ii 3').