ruṭībtu
2Attestations
SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) šumma simmu šikinšu sām peṣi ikkalšu u mê ukāl ru-ṭib-tum šum[šu] Sakikkû XXXIII 19 “if the characteristic of a lesion is red (and) white, it hurts him and contains fluid – r . is [its] name”. See also Sakikkû XXXIII 18 (describing the complaint as itching and leaking fluid), 22 || AMT 74 ii 34′. Note the variant ruṭibtu qí-lu-tum “burning r.” in AMT 74 ii 32′.
SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) (comm.) [š]īqa nadâ [: šīqa] ru-ṭib-tum CunMon. 49/2, 284 o. 5 “they (viz., the lips?) are coated with šīqu , [ šīqu (means/is similar to)] r. -skin condition”. Commentary Sakikkû XXI/XXIIa (unknown entry). new
Discussion
The condition might be a kind of dermatitis/eczema. Considering the comm. equation with “watering” (šīqu) and the verb it is derived from (raṭābu “to be damp”), it could refer to a any weeping eczema or a skin condition like dyshidrotic eczema/pompholyx.