ziz [INSECT]

(3 instances)

ziz [INSECT] (3x: Old Babylonian) wr. ziz; ziz3; ziz4; za-az "an insect" Akk. sāsu; ākilu

[1] cuneiform BAD ziz
[2] cuneiform |HI×AŠ| ziz3
[3] cuneiform |GIŠ×BAD| ziz4
[4] cuneiform ZA.|PIRIG×ZA| za-az
+ -0 (3x/100%).
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1 distinct form attested; click to view forms table.

1. an insect (3x/100%)

~ LEX/Old Babylonian/Nippur [[ziz]] = zi-iz = BAD = sa3-a-sum2 OB Aa 104:1. LEX/Old Babylonian/Sippar [[ziz]] = = BAD = sa3-a-sum2 MSL 14, 122-127 09 702.

See: nir ziz.

Akk. sāsu "moth"; ākilu "caterpillar".

[2002] A. Cavigneaux and F. Alrawi, ZA 92 43.


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