zibatum [PLANT]

(10 instances)

zibatum [PLANT] (10x: Ur III, Early Old Babylonian) wr. zi-ba-tum; zi-ib-ba-tumsar "an aromatic seed; a garden plant" Akk. zibnatu; zibītu

[1] cuneiform ZI.BA.TUM zi-ba-tum
[2] cuneiform ZI.IB.BA.TUM.SAR zi-ib-ba-tumsar
+ -0 (10x/100%).
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[1] 4 6
[2]

1 distinct form attested; click to view forms table.

1. an aromatic seed (10x/100%)

~ ELA/Ur III/Umma 8(diš) ma-na zi-ba-tum YNER 8, 10 r i 2; [...] x zi-ba-tum MCS 1, 37, BM 106055 o i 17. ELA/Ur III/Ur [x]-na zi-ba-tum UET 3, 1534 6. ELA/Early Old Babylonian/unknown 3(diš) ma-na nig2-U-nu-a zi-ba-tum BIN 09, 139 3; nig2-U-nu-a zi-ba-tum BIN 09, 142 4; 4(diš) ma-na 1(u) gin2 nig2-U-nu-a zi-ba-tum BIN 09, 143 1; 3(diš) ma-na nig2-U-nu-a zi-ba-tum BIN 09, 144 1; 4(diš) ma-na nig2-U-nu-a zi-ba-tum BIN 09, 144 3; 3(diš) 1/2(diš) ma-na nig2-U-nu-a zi-ba-[tum] BIN 09, 209 1. unknown/Ur III/Umma [...] zi-ba-tum UTI 6, 3503 12.

2. a garden plant

Akk. zibnatu "a spice plant?"; zibītu "a kind of spice seed?".

[1948] Crawford, Leather 133-135.

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