libir [OLD] V/i (1037x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. libir; libir-ra; li-bi-ir; li-be "(to be) old, long-lasting; former"

[1]	𒅆𒂠	libir
[2]	𒅆𒂠𒊏	libir-ra
[3]	𒇷𒁉𒅕	li-bi-ir
[4]	𒇷𒁁	li-be
+	--ra=r.a (58x/6%); --ra₂=r.a (4x/0%); --re=r.e (2x/0%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		8	10		55	12	849	56	30
[2]							1	11
[3]								2	2
[4]								1

36 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (8x/1%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (10x/1%)

Old Akkadian (55x/5%)

Lagash II (12x/1%)

Ur III (850x/82%)

Old Babylonian (70x/7%)

Middle Assyrian (3x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (16x/2%)

Neo-Assyrian (8x/1%)

Neo-Babylonian (5x/0%)

Verbal prefixes:V; nu.

Senses:

1. (to be) old, long-lasting (1037x/100%)

2. former [AJ]

Akk. labāru.

Bibliography

[1997-1998] R. de Maaijer and B. Jagersma, AfO 44-45 287.

[1994] F. Pomponio and G. Visicato, ED Šuruppak 178-179.

[1986] D. Snell, ASJ 8 138.

Word ID: o0033096; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0033096; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)