A number of the textiles in our lists recur in military contexts, where they presumably refer to various garments worn or items used by soldiers: ADD 1095 lists the following: šupālītu halluptu ("reinforced? lower-garment"), a gulēnu ("tunic"), a SAGŠU ("hat"), a ṣipirtu, an urnutu, and a sāgu ("loincloth"). All these recur in our lists, some very frequently. Other entries which seem likely to refer to clothing, since they have a "front" (ZAG) are maqāṭu, ma/uklalu, qirimu, raddidu, naṣab(at)tu and sasuppu. The items šaharrāte are a plurale tantum and probably come in pairs: they are associated with the king's feet in a Middle Assyrian text (Assur 2/iv [1979] 6), and hence perhaps "socks" or "leggings." Also items of clothing must be: elîtu (TÚG.AN.TA), hullānu (TÚG.GÚ.LÁ), kusītu and g/kuzippu.
Some items are not clothing but rugs, blankets etc. Commonest of these is dappastu, more than once associated with a bed, and used in the cult. Other candidates are qarāru and gammidu; a ṣipirtu is associated with a chair. The logogram SI.LUH has no known reading; it is associated with a bed, and decorated, so perhaps a "pillow." For the remaining terms, including ša-GIL, ša-IŠ ("dust garment"?), zanu[ ... ] and huzūnu we have no real clues, although if GIŠ.HUR.MEŠ is correctly understood as "drawings," ša-GIL could be a container for "(sc)rolls."
F.M. Fales & J.N. Postgate
F.M. Fales & J.N. Postgate, 'Types of Textiles', Imperial Administrative Records, Part I: Palace and Temple Administration, SAA 7. Original publication: Helsinki, Helsinki University Press, 1992; online contents: SAAo/SAA07 Project, a sub-project of MOCCI, 2021 [http://oracc.org/saao/saa07/inventoriesreceiptsanddisbursements/typesoftextiles/]