zibin [CATERPILLAR] N (10x) Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian wr. zibin; ^zi-^bi-ⁱⁿzibin₂; ^zi-^ib-ⁿⁱzibin₂; ^zi-^x-ⁱⁿzibin₂; zibin₂ "caterpillar"

[1]	𒁫	zibin
[2]	𒍣𒁉𒅔𒁬	^zi-^bi-ⁱⁿzibin₂
[3]	𒍣𒅁𒉌𒁬	^zi-^ib-ⁿⁱzibin₂
[4]	𒍣X𒅔𒁬	^zi-^x-ⁱⁿzibin₂
[5]	𒁬	zibin₂

	OB	Post-OB
[1]	2	3
[2]		3
[3]		1
[4]		1
[5]

5 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (2x/20%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/10%)

Neo-Assyrian (5x/50%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/10%)

Persian (1x/10%)

Senses:

1. caterpillar (10x/100%)

Akk. nappillu.

zibin

= nappillum (Ea 04 62).

Lexical Associations

nappillu[caterpillar]N (// zibin[caterpillar])

zibin = nap-pil-[lum^?] (AJSL 33, 170-171 i 60; Ea 04 62).

^zi-^bi-ⁱⁿzibin₂ = nap-pil-lum (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a r i 43; Ura 14 251).

^zi-^ib-ⁿⁱ⸢zibin₂⸣ = ⸢nap⸣-pi-lu (LTBA 1, 44 r i 13').

^zi-^x-ⁱⁿzibin₂ = nap-pil-⸢lum⸣ (LTBA 1, 40 r i 21).

References for all phrases

zibin[caterpillar]

zibin = [...] (CT 12, pl. 27, BM 093042 o 19').

^zi-⸢^bi⸣-ⁱⁿzibin₂ = [...] (LTBA 1, 47 + KAL 08, 075 r i' 4').