pešgigua [RODENT] N (13x) Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. peš₂-^ŋešgi-i₃-gu₇-e; peš₂-^ŋešgi-e-gu₇-a; peš₂-^ŋešgi-gu₇-a; peš₂-^ŋešgi-ga-a; peš₂-^ŋešgi-gi; peš₂-^ŋešgi₄-e-gu₇-a; peš₂-gi-e-gu₇; peš₂-^ŋešgi-i₃-gu₇-a "a rodent"

[1]	𒉾𒄑𒄀𒉌𒅥𒂊	peš₂-^ŋešgi-i₃-gu₇-e
[2]	𒉾𒄑𒄀𒂊𒅥𒀀	peš₂-^ŋešgi-e-gu₇-a
[3]	𒉾𒄑𒄀𒅥𒀀	peš₂-^ŋešgi-gu₇-a
[4]	𒉾𒄑𒄀𒂵𒀀	peš₂-^ŋešgi-ga-a
[5]	𒉾𒄑𒄀𒄀	peš₂-^ŋešgi-gi
[6]	𒉾𒄑𒄄𒂊𒅥𒀀	peš₂-^ŋešgi₄-e-gu₇-a
[7]	𒉾𒄀𒂊𒅥	peš₂-gi-e-gu₇
[8]	𒉾𒄑𒄀𒉌𒅥𒀀	peš₂-^ŋešgi-i₃-gu₇-a

	OB	Post-OB
[1]		5
[2]	3
[3]	2
[4]		1
[5]		1
[6]	1
[7]
[8]

6 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (6x/46%)

Middle Babylonian (2x/15%)

Neo-Assyrian (4x/31%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/8%)

Senses:

1. a rodent (13x/100%)

Akk. iškarissu.

Bibliography

[1995] R. Englund, AoF 22 43 n20.

Lexical Associations

iškarissu[(a kind of rodent)]N (// pešgigua[rodent])

peš₂-MIN<(^ŋešgi-)>i₃-gu₇-[e] = [iš-ka-ri-is]-su (Ura 14 191).

kurusissu[(a rodent)]N (// kuš[skin] pešgigua[rodent])

kuš MIN<(peš₂-)>^ŋešgi-ga-⸢a⸣ = ⸢kur^?⸣-su-si (Emar 6/1, p. 372, Msk 74148a o 4).

mašku[skin]N iškarissu[(a kind of rodent)]N (// kuš[skin] pešgigua[rodent])

⸢kuš⸣ peš₂-^ŋešgi-i₃-gu₇-e = MIN<(mašak)> iš-ka-ri-is-<su> (LTBA 1, 33 o i 36').

kuš peš₂-^ŋešgi-i₃-gu₇-e = MIN<(maš-ku)> iš-ka-ri-is-<su> (Ura 11 section 1, 55).

mašku[skin]N x-x-ki-ṣi (// kuš[skin] pešgigua[rodent])

kuš peš₂-^{ŋeš^!}gi-i₃-gu₇^?-e = MIN<(mašku)> ⸢x-x⸣-ki-ṣi (BM 042339 r 7).

References for all phrases

pešgigua[rodent]

peš₂-^ŋešgi-e-[gu₇-a] (HS 1799 c iii 17; OB Nippur Ura 3 365).

⸢peš₂⸣-^ŋešgi-gu₇-⸢a⸣ (NMC 10098 r ii 12'; SLT 051 r iii 3).

⸢peš₂⸣-MIN<(^ŋeš[gi]-)>i₃-⸢gu₇⸣-[e] = [...] (LTBA 1, 40 o iii 21').

peš₂-MIN<(^ŋešgi-)>i₃-gu₇-[e] = [iš-ka-ri-is]-su (Ura 14 191).

kuš[skin] pešgigua[rodent]

kuš peš₂-^ŋešgi-e-gu₇-a (OB Nippur Ura 2 375).

kuš peš₂-^ŋešgi-gi (Emar 6/2, p. 571-574, Msk 74247 o i 49).

kuš peš₂-^ŋešgi₄-e-⸢gu₇⸣-a (YBC 06703 o 2).