šibir [STAFF] N (81x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. šibir; ^ŋeššibir; šibir₂; tibir; ^ši-^biršibir; ^ŋeššibir^ši-^bir; ^ŋeššibirₓ(EN×GAN₂) "shepherd's staff; sceptre; crooked"

[1]	𒌋𒂙	šibir
[2]	𒄑𒌋𒂙	^ŋeš šibir
[3]	𒂙	šibir₂
[4]	𒋳	tibir
[5]	𒅆𒄵𒌋𒂙	^ši-^biršibir
[6]	𒄑𒌋𒂙𒅆𒄵	^ŋeššibir^ši-^bir
[7]	𒄑𒂘𒂘	^ŋeššibirₓ(EN×GAN₂)
+	--ra=r+a (1x/1%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]								47	6
[2]								12	2
[3]							2	5	3
[4]		1
[5]									1
[6]									1
[7]								1

14 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (1x/1%)

Ur III (2x/2%)

Old Babylonian (65x/80%)

Middle Babylonian (4x/5%)

Neo-Assyrian (7x/9%)

Neo-Babylonian (2x/2%)

Senses:

1. shepherd's staff (78x/96%)

2. sceptre (1x/1%)

3. crooked [AJ] (2x/2%)

Akk. šibirru.

Bibliography

[1997] N. Veldhuis, EEN 175.

Lexical Associations

šibirru[shepherd's staff]N (// šibir[staff])

^ši-^biršibir = ši-bir-⸢ru⸣ (CT 19, pl. 22, K 04361+ r i 8).

^ŋeššibir^ši-^bir = ši-bir-⸢ru⸣ (K 02016A+ r iii 22').

^ŋeššibir₂ = ši-bir-ru (K 04331 r ii 16).

šibir = še-bi-[ru] (CUSAS 12, 1.2.1 r ii' 6').

sikkatu[peg]N x (// gag[nail] šibir[staff])

^ŋešgag šibir = sik-kat₃ [...] (K 02016A+ r iii 23').

sikkatu[peg]N šibirru[shepherd's staff]N (// gag[nail] šibir[staff])

^ŋešgag šibir₂ = sik-kat₃ MIN<(ši-bir-ru)> (K 04331 r ii 17).

bītu[house]N šibirru[shepherd's staff]N (// ŋa[house] šibir[staff])

ŋa₂ sibir₂ = E₂ si-bir-rum (AJSL 33, 170-171 r ii 32; Ea 04 281).

References for all phrases

šibir[staff]

^ŋeššibir (EEN 268-269 KM 89542 d i 24'; OB Nippur Ura 1 323; CUSAS 12, 3.1.11 o 12; Syria 13, 235, 10 r i' 5'; CUSAS 12, 3.1.13 o ii 1').

⸢^ŋeš⸣šibir₂ (IB 1535+ r iii 32').

^ŋeššibirₓ(EN×GAN₂) (CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b iv 63).

⸢šibir (OB Nippur Lu 229).

^ši-^biršibir = ši-bir-⸢ru⸣ (CT 19, pl. 22, K 04361+ r i 8).

^ŋeššibir^ši-^bir = ši-bir-⸢ru⸣ (K 02016A+ r iii 22').

^ŋeššibir₂ = ši-bir-ru (K 04331 r ii 16).

šibir = še-bi-[ru] (CUSAS 12, 1.2.1 r ii' 6').

šibir[staff] x

šibir [...] (HS 1647 o i 7').

šibir[staff] šudu[equipped]

^ŋeššibir šu-du₇ (OB Nippur Ura 1 158).

^ŋeššibir šu-du₈ (YBC 06717 5).

absin[furrow] šibir[staff]

ab-sin₂ ^ŋeššibir (OB Nippur Lu 454).

⸢ab⸣-sin₂ šibir (TMH 8, 42 o 5').

absin₃ šibir₂ (CUNES 51-07-094 o 2, r 2).

durgag[ax] šibir[staff]

^gidur₁₀-gag šibir (OB Nippur Ura 2 136).

eg[levee] šibir[staff]

eg₂ ⸢šibir⸣ (OB Nippur Ura 5 376; HS 1731 o 3').

gag[nail] šibir[staff]

^ŋešgag šibir (EEN 268-269 KM 89542 d i 25'; OB Nippur Ura 1 324; CUSAS 12, 3.1.11 o 13; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 c i 1; Syria 13, 235, 10 r i' 6'; CUSAS 12, 3.1.13 o ii 2').

^ŋešgag šibir = sik-kat₃ [...] (K 02016A+ r iii 23').

^ŋešgag šibir₂ = sik-kat₃ MIN<(ši-bir-ru)> (K 04331 r ii 17).

ŋa[house] šibir[staff]

ŋa₂ sibir₂ = E₂ si-bir-rum (AJSL 33, 170-171 r ii 32; Ea 04 281).

šu[hand] šibir[staff]

šu šibir (Nippur Nigga 266).

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