zilkum [~ANIMAL] N (17x) Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, unknown wr. zil-kum; zi-il-kum; zi-il-ŋa₂ "animal for slaughter; boiled meat"

[1]	𒉣𒄣	zil-kum
[2]	𒍣𒅋𒄣	zi-il-kum
[3]	𒍣𒅋𒂷	zi-il-ŋa₂

	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		10	1
[2]	6
[3]

3 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (6x/35%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/6%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/6%)

Neo-Assyrian (4x/24%)

Neo-Babylonian (4x/24%)

unknown (1x/6%)

Senses:

1. animal for slaughter (10x/59%)

2. boiled meat (7x/41%)

Akk. silqu.

Lexical Associations

silqu[animal for slaughter]N (// udu[sheep] zilkum[~animal])

udu zil-kum = ŠU<(silqu)>^qu (Ura 13 Seg.1, 92; Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 o ii 27; CTMMA 2, 055 o ii 38; LTBA 1, 36 o 4').

silqu[animal for slaughter]N (// uzu[flesh] zilkum[~animal])

[uzu zil]-⸢kum⸣ = ŠU<(silqu)> (MSL SS 1, 034 r ii 7'; MSL 09, 004 N r ii 19'; Ura 15 Seg.7, 19).

uzu zil-⸢kum⸣ = ⸢ŠU⸣<(silqum)> (WO 25, 067 r ii' 15').

šīru[flesh]N salāqu[boil]V (// uzu[flesh] zilkum[~animal])

[uzu zil]-⸢kum⸣ = ši-ir sa-la-qu (MSL SS 1, 034 r ii 15'; Ura 15 Seg.7, 27).

References for all phrases

ninda[bread] zilkum[~animal]

⸢ninda zi-il-kum⸣ (SLT 16 r ii 11).

udu[sheep] zilkum[~animal]

udu sil₂-⸢kum^?⸣ (Emar 6/1, p. 251, Msk 74102d o ii 3').

⸢udu⸣ zi-⸢il⸣;kum (HS 1816 r ii 12; NMC 10098 o ii 12'; YBC 11118 r iii 4; OB Nippur Ura 3 83).

udu zil-kum = ŠU<(silqu)>^qu (Ura 13 Seg.1, 92; Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 o ii 27; CTMMA 2, 055 o ii 38; LTBA 1, 36 o 4').

uzu[flesh] zilkum[~animal]

uzu zi-il-⸢ga⸣ (NMC 10098 r iv 18).

uzu zi-il-kum (OB Nippur Ura 3 459).