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5Attestations
OBOB: Old Babylonian (ca. 2000–1600 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) LÀL ana inbī ARM 12, 202: 1 ARCHIBAB “(6 karpatu -pots of) honey for (preserving?) fruit”. new
MAMA: Middle Assyrian (ca. 1500–1000 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) di-iš-pu m[eš?] MARV 6, 28: 2. new
SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) billat ⸢da⸣miqti LÀL BABBAR ḫimētu muttā⸢qu⸣ RINBE 1/1, 207 ii 7 “fine condiment(s), white honey, ghee, sweetmeat(s)”. new
LBLB: Late Babylonian (ca. 626 BCE – 100 CE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) 1/2 SILÀ di-ip-šú AfO 38/39, 81: 14. the form with metathesis is also found in Arab. and Hebr., see MacGinnis 1991, 82. new
LBLB: Late Babylonian (ca. 626 BCE – 100 CE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) di-iš-pi u karāni AOAT 414/1, 73: 5 “honey and wine”. new
Discussion
On the mng. “syrup”, esp. in Southern Mesopotamia, see Volk 1999, 283ff.