sila [CUT] N (35x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, unknown wr. sila₃; sil₃-la "cut (of meat)"

[1]	𒋡	sila₃
[2]	𒋡𒆷	sil₃-la

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			4					3	24	1
[2]									3

2 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (4x/11%)

Old Babylonian (3x/9%)

Middle Assyrian (3x/9%)

Neo-Assyrian (14x/40%)

Neo-Babylonian (10x/29%)

unknown (1x/3%)

Senses:

1. cut (of meat) (35x/100%)

Lexical Associations

naglabu[shoulder blade]N (// sila[cut])

sila₃ = na-ag-la-bu (MSL 14, 87 A o iv 14).

malāku[(a cut of meat)]N (// uzu[flesh] sila[cut] dirig[exceed])

[uzu sila₃^?] ⸢dirig^?⸣ = ma-la-a-ku^!(LU) (BRM 4, 35 o 13'; Ura 15 Seg.1, 81a).

asqubbītu[hump]N (// uzu[flesh] sila[cut] duʾa[axle])

uzu sila₃ di-a = MIN<(as-qu-um-bit-tum)> (LAOS 1, 58 o 24'; MSL 09, 004 L o ii' 7').

uzu sila₃ du₃-a = MIN<(as-qu-um-bit-tum)> (Ura 15 Seg.1, 73).

[uzu] ⸢sila₃⸣ du₃-a = ⸢MIN⸣<(as-qum-pi-tum)> (MSL 09, 004 F o 5').

[uzu] sila₃ du₃-a = MIN<(iš-qu-bi-tu)> (BRM 4, 35 o 6').

malāku[(a cut of meat)]N (// uzu[flesh] sila[cut] gal[big])

⸢uzu sila₃⸣ gal = ma-la-ku MIN<(li-ša₂-a-nu)> (LTBA 1, 86 o i 11'; LTBA 1, 68 r 6; LAOS 1, 58 o 30'b; Ura 15 Seg.1, 81).

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).

kamkissu[(part of body of animal)]N (// uzu[flesh] sila[cut] zag.LU[shoulder])

uzu sila₃ zag-LU = kam-ki-is-su (LAOS 1, 58 o 16'; Ura 15 Seg.1, 65).

naglabu[shoulder blade]N (// uzu[flesh] sila[cut] zag.LU[shoulder])

uzu sila₃ zag-LU = nag-la-bi (LAOS 1, 58 o 17'; Ura 15 Seg.1, 66).

nishu[extract(ion)]N imittu[support]N (// uzu[flesh] sila[cut] zag.LU[shoulder])

uzu sila₃ zag-LU = MIN<(ni-is-ḫi)> MIN<(i-mit-tum)> (Ura 15 Seg.1, 63).

uzu sila₃ zag-LU = MIN<(ni-is-ḫu)> i-mit-tum (LAOS 1, 58 o 14').

ša[of]DET is-qi₂-qa (// uzu[flesh] sila[cut] zag.LU[shoulder])

uzu sila₃ zag-LU = ša₂ is-qi₂-qa (LAOS 1, 58 o 15').

ša[of]DET is-qi₂-qu (// uzu[flesh] sila[cut] zag.LU[shoulder])

uzu sila₃ zag-LU = ša₂ is-qi₂-qu (Ura 15 Seg.1, 64).

References for all phrases

sila[cut]

sila₃ = na-ag-la-bu (MSL 14, 87 A o iv 14).

kud[fish] sila[cut] dili[single]

ku₆ sila₃ dili (ED Food 53).

kud[fish] sila[cut] gal[big]

ku₆ sila₃ gal (ED Food 52).

uzu[flesh] sila[cut]

uzu ⸢sil₃⸣-[la^?] = [...] (LTBA 1, 50 o ii 3').

uzu[flesh] sila[cut] dili[single]

uzu sila₃ dili (ED Food 51).

uzu[flesh] sila[cut] dirig[exceed]

uzu sil₃-la ⸢dirig⸣ = [...] (LTBA 1, 50 o ii 5').

[uzu sila₃^?] ⸢dirig^?⸣ = ma-la-a-ku^!(LU) (BRM 4, 35 o 13'; Ura 15 Seg.1, 81a).

uzu[flesh] sila[cut] duʾa[axle]

uzu sila₃ di-a = MIN<(as-qu-um-bit-tum)> (LAOS 1, 58 o 24'; MSL 09, 004 L o ii' 7').

uzu sila₃ du₃-a = MIN<(as-qu-um-bit-tum)> (Ura 15 Seg.1, 73).

[uzu] ⸢sila₃⸣ du₃-a = ⸢MIN⸣<(as-qum-pi-tum)> (MSL 09, 004 F o 5').

[uzu] sila₃ du₃-a = MIN<(iš-qu-bi-tu)> (BRM 4, 35 o 6').

uzu[flesh] sila[cut] gal[big]

uzu sil₃-la ⸢gal^?⸣ = [...] (LTBA 1, 50 o ii 4').

uzu(LAK350) sila₃ gal (ED Food 50).

⸢uzu sila₃⸣ gal = ma-la-ku MIN<(li-ša₂-a-nu)> (LTBA 1, 86 o i 11'; LTBA 1, 68 r 6; LAOS 1, 58 o 30'b; Ura 15 Seg.1, 81).

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).

uzu[flesh] sila[cut] x-x

uzu sila₃ ⸢x⸣-[...] = [...] (MSL 09, 004 M o ii' 3').

uzu[flesh] sila[cut] zag.LU[shoulder]

uzu sila₃ zag-LU (OB Nippur Ura 3 422).