uršub [TIGER] N (27x) Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic wr. ur-šub₅; ur-^šu-^ubšub₅; ur-šur₄ "tiger"

[1]	𒌨𒍤𒂠	ur-šub₅
[2]	𒌨𒋗𒌒𒍤𒂠	ur-^šu-^ubšub₅
[3]	𒌨𒇳𒊬	ur-šur₄

	OB	Post-OB
[1]	6	19
[2]		1
[3]	1

3 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (7x/26%)

Middle Babylonian (3x/11%)

Neo-Assyrian (10x/37%)

Neo-Babylonian (5x/19%)

Hellenistic (2x/7%)

Senses:

1. tiger (27x/100%)

Akk. mindinu.

Lexical Associations

gerru[cub]N (// uršub[tiger])

[ur]-šub₅ = MIN<(gir-ru)> (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a o i' 4).

gerru[lion cub]N (// uršub[tiger])

ur-šub₅ = MIN<(gir-ru)> (Ura 14 73; LTBA 1, 49 o i 16'; LTBA 1, 44 o ii 5').

mindinu[tiger]N (// uršub[tiger])

[ur]-šub₅ = min₃-di-nu (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a o i' 6; Ura 14 75; LTBA 1, 40 o ii 2; LTBA 1, 49 o i 18'; LTBA 1, 44 o ii 7').

mašku[skin]N gerru[lion cub]N (// kuš[skin] uršub[tiger])

kuš ur-^{šu^!}-^ubšub₅ = MIN<(maš-ku)> MIN<(gir-ri)> (SpTU 3, 110 o i 19).

kuš ur-šub₅ = MIN<(mašak)> MIN<(gir-ri)> (BM 033426 o i 10').

kuš ur-⸢šub₅⸣ = MIN<(maš-ku)> MIN<(gir-ri)> (AOAT 275, 278, BM 036726 r 22).

kuš ur-šub₅ = MIN<(maš-ku)> MIN<(gir-ri)> (Ura 11 section 1, 19).

mašku[skin]N mindinu[(a wild cat)]N (// kuš[skin] uršub[tiger])

[kuš ur]-šub₅ = MIN<(mašak)> min₃-di-ni (MSL 07, 121 B o i 7').

kuš ur-šub₅ = MIN<(maš-ku)> min₃-di-ni (Ura 11 section 1, 22).

mašku[skin]N mindinu[tiger]N (// kuš[skin] uršub[tiger])

kuš ur-šub₅ = MIN<(mašak)> min₃-di-nu (BM 033426 o i 13').

[kuš] ⸢ur⸣-šub₅ = ⸢MIN⸣<(maš-ka)> [min-di]-⸢mi⸣ (Emar 6/1, p. 257, Msk 74103b o i 18).

kuš ur-šub₅ = MIN<(maš-ku)> min₃-di-nu (SpTU 3, 110 o i 22).

References for all phrases

uršub[tiger]

ur-šub₅ (OB Nippur Ura 3 293).

⸢ur⸣-šur₄ (YBC 11118 o i 6).