uzu [FLESH] N (1366x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, unknown wr. uzu; uzu-uzu "flesh; meat; carcass; body; entrails; omen"

See gag uzu la[peg]N.

[1]	𒍜	uzu
[2]	𒍜𒍜	uzu-uzu

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		1	7		6	1	150	266	928	5
[2]					2

11 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (1x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (7x/1%)

Old Akkadian (8x/1%)

Lagash II (1x/0%)

Ur III (150x/11%)

Old Babylonian (266x/19%)

Middle Assyrian (57x/4%)

Middle Babylonian (9x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (406x/30%)

Neo-Babylonian (456x/33%)

unknown (5x/0%)

Senses:

1. flesh (1167x/85%)

2. meat (198x/14%)

3. carcass

4. body (1x/0%)

5. entrails

6. omen

Akk. šīru.

Bibliography

[1994] A. Archi, Studies de Meyer 321-326.

[1993] A. Cavigneaux and F. Al-Rawi, ZA 83 204-205.

[1992] P. Steinkeller and J.N. Postgate, LAT 40.

[1982] M. Civil, OA 22 2 n2.