mehi [TISSUE] N (16x) Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. me-ḫi; me-ḫe₂; ḫe₂-a; ḫi-a; ^uzume-ḫe₂ "tissue"

[1]	𒈨𒄭	me-ḫi
[2]	𒈨𒃶	me-ḫe₂
[3]	𒃶𒀀	ḫe₂-a
[4]	𒄭𒀀	ḫi-a
[5]	𒍜𒈨𒃶	^uzume-ḫe₂

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

8 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (6x/38%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/6%)

Neo-Assyrian (4x/25%)

Neo-Babylonian (5x/31%)

Senses:

1. tissue (16x/100%)

Akk. himṣu.

Lexical Associations

himṣu[fatty tissue]N (// mehi[tissue])

me-ḫe₂-ŋu₁₀ = ḫi-⸢im⸣-ṣi (CUSAS 12, 4.2 o 11).

^uzu⸢me⸣-ḫe₂ = ⸢ḫi-in⸣-[ṣi] (MSL SS 1, 030 r 15').

himṣu[fatty tissue]N (// uzu[flesh] mehi[tissue])

uzu me-ḫe₂ = ḫi-im-[ṣu] (LTBA 1, 50 o ii 18').

uzu me-ḫe₂ = ḫi-in-ṣi (LAOS 1, 58 r 13; Ura 15 Seg.1, 94).

uzu me-ḫe₂ = ḫi-⸢in⸣-[ṣu] (MSL 09, 004 M o ii' 17').

asqubbītu[hump]N (// uzu[flesh] sila[cut] mehi[tissue])

[uzu] ⸢sila₃⸣ ḫe₂-a = MIN<(as-qum-pi-tum)> (MSL 09, 004 F o 6').

[uzu] ⸢sila₃⸣ ḫi-a = MIN<(iš-qu-bi-tu)> (BRM 4, 35 o 7').

uzu sila₃ me-ḫe₂ = MIN<(as-qu-um-bit-tum)> (LAOS 1, 58 o 25').

uzu sila₃ me-⸢ḫi^?⸣ = [asqumbittum] (MSL 09, 004 L o ii' 8'; Ura 15 Seg.1, 74).

References for all phrases

mehi[tissue]

me-ḫi-a-ŋu₁₀ (TIM 10, 114 o i 1).

me-ḫi-ŋu₁₀ (HAG 05 r ii 5').

me-ḫe₂-ŋu₁₀ = ḫi-⸢im⸣-ṣi (CUSAS 12, 4.2 o 11).

^uzu⸢me⸣-ḫe₂ = ⸢ḫi-in⸣-[ṣi] (MSL SS 1, 030 r 15').

uzu[flesh] mehi[tissue]

[uzu me]-ḫi (NMC 10098 r v 19; HS 1799 d ii 17; OB Nippur Ura 3 445).

uzu me-ḫe₂ = ḫi-im-[ṣu] (LTBA 1, 50 o ii 18').

uzu me-ḫe₂ = ḫi-in-ṣi (LAOS 1, 58 r 13; Ura 15 Seg.1, 94).

uzu me-ḫe₂ = ḫi-⸢in⸣-[ṣu] (MSL 09, 004 M o ii' 17').

uzu[flesh] sila[cut] mehi[tissue]

[uzu] ⸢sila₃⸣ ḫe₂-a = MIN<(as-qum-pi-tum)> (MSL 09, 004 F o 6').

[uzu] ⸢sila₃⸣ ḫi-a = MIN<(iš-qu-bi-tu)> (BRM 4, 35 o 7').

uzu sila₃ me-ḫe₂ = MIN<(as-qu-um-bit-tum)> (LAOS 1, 58 o 25').

uzu sila₃ me-⸢ḫi^?⸣ = [asqumbittum] (MSL 09, 004 L o ii' 8'; Ura 15 Seg.1, 74).

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