šaggar [MEAT] N (27x) Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. šag₄-gar-dug₃; šag₄-gar; šag₄-gar-gar; šag₄-gar-gar-ra; ^uzušag₄-gar-dug₃; šag₄-kar-ru; ^uzušag₄-gar "a cut of meat, tripe; fodder"

[1]	𒊮𒃻𒄭	šag₄-gar-dug₃
[2]	𒊮𒃻	šag₄-gar
[3]	𒊮𒃻𒃻	šag₄-gar-gar
[4]	𒊮𒃻𒃻𒊏	šag₄-gar-gar-ra
[5]	𒍜𒊮𒃻𒄭	^uzušag₄-gar-dug₃
[6]	𒊮𒋼𒀀𒊒	šag₄-kar-ru
[7]	𒍜𒊮𒃻	^uzušag₄-gar

	Ur III	OB	Post-OB
[1]	13
[2]			5
[3]		2	3
[4]		1	1
[5]		1
[6]		1
[7]

6 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Ur III (13x/48%)

Old Babylonian (5x/19%)

Neo-Assyrian (4x/15%)

Neo-Babylonian (5x/19%)

Senses:

1. a cut of meat, tripe (27x/100%)

2. fodder

Bibliography

[2008] P. Steinkeller, Studies Sigrist 186-187.

Lexical Associations

mīru[(part of the intestines)]N (// uzu[flesh] šaggar[meat])

[uzu] ⸢šag₄⸣-gar = mi-i-⸢rum⸣ (MSL SS 1, 034 o ii' 13; MSL 09, 004 N o ii' 9'; Ura 15 Seg.1, 121).

mīru[part of the intestines]N (// uzu[flesh] šaggar[meat])

[uzu] šag₄-gar = me-i-ru u₂-man-du (LTBA 1, 86 o i 26').

surummu[bowels?]N (// uzu[flesh] šaggar[meat])

⸢uzu⸣ šag₄-gar-gar = su₂-ru-um-⸢mu⸣ (MSL SS 1, 034 o ii' 12; MSL 09, 004 N o ii' 8'; Ura 15 Seg.1, 120).

uzu šag₄-gar-gar-ra = ⸢su⸣-ru-um-mu er-ru ga-mir-tu₂ (LTBA 1, 86 o i 24').

References for all phrases

šaggar[meat]

⸢^uzušag₄⸣-gar-⸢dug₃⸣ (CUNES 50-02-059 o 1).

uzu[flesh] šaggar[meat]

uzu šag₄-gar = me^?-⸢x⸣-[x] (BM 036296 r 13').

⸢uzu šag₄⸣-gar-gar (HS 1799 d ii 12; CUNES 50-02-059 o 7).

uzu šag₄-gar-gar-ra (OB Nippur Ura 3 439).

[uzu] ⸢šag₄⸣-kar-ru (MSL 11, A 07895 viii 15').