puzur [SECRET] N (21x) Old Akkadian, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian wr. puzur₄; puzur₅; puzur₂; puzur; puzur₃; puzur₅-puzur₅ "secret; protection, aegis, shadow, shelter"

[1]	𒅤𒊭	puzur₄
[2]	𒅤	puzur₅
[3]	𒎙	puzur₂
[4]	𒌋	puzur
[5]	𒌋𒍠	puzur₃
[6]	𒅤𒅤	puzur₅-puzur₅

	OAkk	OB	Post-OB
[1]	2	8	1
[2]		3	3
[3]			4
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3 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Akkadian (2x/10%)

Old Babylonian (11x/52%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/5%)

Neo-Assyrian (5x/24%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/5%)

Persian (1x/5%)

Senses:

1. secret (18x/86%)

2. protection, aegis, shadow, shelter (3x/14%)

Akk. puzru.

puzur₂

= puzuru (Ea 02 161).

puzur₄

= puzuru (Ea 03 104).

= puzrum (OB Nippur Diri 27).

puzur₅

= puzuru (Ea 03 103).

(OB Nippur Ea 333).

Lexical Associations

dūtu[virility]N (// puzur[secret])

puzur₄ = du-u₂-tum (OECT 04, 152 a i 27).

gilimmu[(meaning unknown)]N (// puzur[secret])

puzur₄ = gi₄-li-im-mu (OECT 04, 152 a i 29).

idirtu[misery]N (// puzur[secret])

puzur₄ = ḫi-di-ir-tum (OB Nippur Diri 29; MSL 15, 008 A o i 12').

puzru[concealment]N (// puzur[secret])

puzur₂ = pu-zu-ru (Ea 02 161; SA Vokabular Ass. 523 o ii 73).

puzur₄ = pu-uz-ru-um (OB Nippur Diri 27; OECT 04, 152 a i 26; MSL 15, 008 A o i 10').

puzur₄ = pu-zu-ru (Ea 03 104).

puzur₅ = pu-uz-ru (MSL 03, 094 ST r ii 24).

puzur₅ = pu-uz-rum (CT 11, pl. 27, BM 093033 r ii 5').

puzur₅ = pu-zu-⸢ru⸣ (Ea 03 103).

šahātu[armpit]N (// puzur[secret])

puzur₄ = ša-ḫa-a-tum (OECT 04, 152 a i 28).

lipiššatu[female genitalia]N (// uzu[flesh] puzur[secret] e[house])

uzu puzur₂^? e₂ = MIN<(li-piš-ša₂-ti)> (MSL SS 1, 034 r i 22'; Ura 15 Seg.5, 25).

References for all phrases

puzur[secret]

puzur₅ (OB Nippur Ea 333; MSL 14, 018 Bb r ii 33).