mirša [SNAKE] (N)

10 instances

mirša [SNAKE] N (10x) Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Hellenistic wr. mir-ša₄; mir-TU; mir-ša₂ša₄; nir-DU "snake"

[1] 𒂇𒁺 mir-ša₄
[2] 𒂇𒌅 mir-TU
[3] 𒂇𒃻𒁺 mir-ša₂ša₄
[4] 𒉪𒁺 nir-DU
PC ED IIIa ED IIIb Ebla OAkk Lag II Ur III OB Post-OB (unknown)
[1] 6 1
[2] 1
[3] 1
[4] 1

5 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (7x/70%)

Neo-Assyrian (1x/10%)

Hellenistic (2x/20%)

Senses:

1. snake (10x/100%)

Akk. šibbu [snake].

Bibliography

[2006] C. Wilcke, Studies Vanstiphout 216 n32.

Lexical Associations

šibbu[(a fierce mythical snake)]N (// mirša[snake])

mir-ša₂ša₄ = šib-bu (TCL 06, 35 r i 44).

References for all phrases

mirša[snake]

mir-ša₄ (OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 140; MSL 13, 13 J, 14 R r iv 11'; PBS 12, 04 o iii 18').

mir-ša₂ša₄ = šib-bu (TCL 06, 35 r i 44).

zu[tooth] mirša[snake]

zu₂ mir-ša₄ = še-e-lum (MSLSSI, 17-27 iv 23).

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