birdu
2Attestations
SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) zumuršu bir-di mali (|| ma-lu) u libbašu iṣṣanabbassu Sakikkû XXXIII 5 “his body is full of pockmarks and his belly seizes him constantly”. As symptom in the further development of ašû-skin condition. new
SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) zumur amēli bir-di mali šīrūšu uzaqqat[ūš]u u rišûtu imaqqussu Sakikkû XXXIII 21 “a man’s body is full of pockmarks, his flesh constantly stings him (painfully) and ‘itch(ing)’ affects him”. new
Discussion
The term may refer to various skin afflictions (such as acne scars, etc.) or even mottled or spotted skin in general. It also appears as a side effect of child birth on the woman's body, perhaps stretch marks. A connection to perdu “(a kind of equid)” – referring to the piebald coat of the equid? – is possible but doubtful.