šibir [STAFF]

šibir [STAFF] (40x: Old Babylonian) wr. šibir; šibir₂ "shepherd's staff; sceptre" Akk. šibirru

[1]		šibir
[2]		šibir₂
+	-0 (40x/100%).

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[1]				36
[2]

5 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. shepherd's staff (40x/100%)

~ LEX/Old Babylonian/Nippur ^ĝiššibir OB Nippur Ura 1 323; šibir^# šu^# du₇ OB Nippur Lu 229.

See: absin šibir; dur gag šibir; eg šibir; gag šibir; šu šibir.

2. sceptre

Akk. šibirru "shepherd's staff".

[1997] N. Veldhuis, EEN 175.

See ETCSL: šibir=shepherd's crook.

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