šir [TESTICLE]

(13 instances)

šir [TESTICLE] (13x: ED IIIb, Old Babylonian) wr. šir "testicle; bulb" Akk. išku

[1] cuneiform ŠIR šir
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3 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. testicle (13x/100%)

~ LEX/ED IIIb/Ebla [[šir]] = ŠIR# = [si]-ru12-wu-um Ebla Sign List 139. ELA/Ur III/Umma šir-šir AUCT 2, 037 1; šir-[šir] NYPL 120 o ii 7; 3(ban2) šir-šir STA 14 o ii 15; šir-šir STA 16 o ii 5.

~ dili[single]LEX/Old Babylonian/Nippur šir# dili OB Nippur Lu 811a.

See: lu šah šir kud; šum šir dili; uzu šir.

2. bulb

Akk. išku "testicle".

[1995] P. Steinkeller, BiOr 52 704.


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