pešgi [RODENT] N (77x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian wr. peš₂-^ŋešgi; peš₂-gi; peš₂-^ŋešgi-a; peš₂-^ŋešgi-e; peš₂-^ŋešgi₄ "a rodent, reed mouse"

[1]	𒉾𒄑𒄀	peš₂-^ŋešgi
[2]	𒉾𒄀	peš₂-gi
[3]	𒉾𒄑𒄀𒀀	peš₂-^ŋešgi-a
[4]	𒉾𒄑𒄀𒂊	peš₂-^ŋešgi-e
[5]	𒉾𒄑𒄄	peš₂-^ŋešgi₄

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			1		1		53	9	8
[2]							1	1
[3]									1
[4]								1
[5]								1

10 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (1x/1%)

Old Akkadian (1x/1%)

Ur III (54x/70%)

Old Babylonian (12x/16%)

Middle Babylonian (2x/3%)

Neo-Assyrian (7x/9%)

Senses:

1. a rodent, reed mouse (77x/100%)

Akk. ušummu.

Bibliography

[2009] W. Heimpel, CUSAS 5 108-109.

[1995] R. Englund, AoF 22 45-55.

[1987-90] W. Heimpel, RlA 7 606-607.

Lexical Associations

burmāmu[(an animal)]N (// pešgi[rodent])

peš₂-^ŋešgi-a = bur-ma-mu (LTBA 1, 45 r i 20).

ušummu[dormouse]N (// pešgi[rodent])

⸢peš₂⸣-^ŋešgi = u₂-šum-mu (CT 12, 34-35, K 00197+ r ii 34; LTBA 1, 45 r i 19).

peš₂-ŋeš-gi = [u₂-šum]-mu (Ura 14 190).

mašku[skin]N ušummu[dormouse]N (// kuš[skin] pešgi[rodent])

⸢kuš⸣ peš₂-ŋeš-gi = MIN<(mašak)> u₂-šum-mu (LTBA 1, 33 o i 35').

kuš peš₂-ŋeš-gi = MIN<(maš-ku)> u₂-šum-mu (Ura 11 section 1, 54).

References for all phrases

pešgi[rodent]

⸢peš₂⸣-^ŋeš⸢gi⸣ (NMC 10098 r ii 11'; HS 1799 c iii 16; SLT 051 r iii 2; OB Nippur Ura 3 364).

peš₂-^ŋeš[gi] = [...] (LTBA 1, 40 o iii 20').

peš₂-^ŋešgi-a = bur-ma-mu (LTBA 1, 45 r i 20).

⸢peš₂⸣-^ŋešgi = u₂-šum-mu (CT 12, 34-35, K 00197+ r ii 34; LTBA 1, 45 r i 19).

peš₂-ŋeš-gi = [u₂-šum]-mu (Ura 14 190).

kuš[skin] pešgi[rodent]

kuš peš₂-^ŋešgi (Emar 6/2, p. 571-574, Msk 74247 o i 48).

kuš MIN<(peš₂-)>^ŋeš⸢gi⸣ = [...] (Emar 6/1, p. 372, Msk 74148a o 3).

kuš peš₂-^ŋešgi-e (OB Nippur Ura 2 374).

kuš peš₂-^ŋešgi₄ (YBC 06703 o 1).

⸢kuš⸣ peš₂-ŋeš-gi = MIN<(mašak)> u₂-šum-mu (LTBA 1, 33 o i 35').

kuš peš₂-ŋeš-gi = MIN<(maš-ku)> u₂-šum-mu (Ura 11 section 1, 54).

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