ir [SCENT]

ir [SCENT] (36x: ED IIIa, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian) wr. ir; ir₇ "smell, scent; sweat, exudation" Akk. erešu; zūtu

[1]		ir
[2]		ir₇
+	-0 (36x/100%).

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[1]		3	9	23
[2]

4 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. smell, scent (36x/100%)

~ LEX/ED IIIa/unknown ir ED Vessels 12; NE ir ED Vessels 13. LEX/Old Babylonian/unknown lu₂^# ir^# gig^# = [...] lu2-azlag B and C Seg.2, 44; ir = zu-u₂-tum OB List of Diseases 115. ELA/Ur III/Girsu 1(u) gin₂ i₃ ir nun Berens 071 1; 1(u) gin₂ i₃ ir nun MVN 02, 172 6; 2(diš) sila₃ i₃ ir nun MVN 02, 259 1; 4(diš) sila₃ 1(u) 8(diš) gin₂ i₃ ir nun MVN 05, 155 o ii 1; 3(diš) 1/3(diš) sila₃ i₃ ir nun RA 62, 03 02 3. unknown/Old Babylonian/unknown [[ir]] = = = zu-[tum] MSL 09, 124-137 v 326; [[ir]] = = = ar-wa-nu MSL 09, 124-137 v 327; [[ir]] = = = e^#-re-šum MSL 09, 124-137 v 332.

2. sweat, exudation

Akk. erešu "scent, fragrance"; zūtu "sweat".

See ETCSL: ir=(fragrant) exudation.

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