dikšu
5Attestations
OBOB: Old Babylonian (ca. 2000–1600 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) biltum ana gušūrīšu ⸢ikbitma⸣ gušūrūšu ittešberū u di-ik-ši aškunšum ARM 27, 10: 18 ARCHIBAB “the load was too heavy for its (= the roof's) beams and its beams broke. Therefore, I installed 'bulges' (i.e. braces to stabilize the beam)”. new
MB-EmarMB-Emar: Middle Babylonian texts from Emar (ca. 1500–1200 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) di-ki-sà kami Emar 6/4, 669: 24 “(if the gallbladder is bulging) and its bulge is attached”. new
SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) di-ik-šú : di-ik-ši : mur-ṣi CT 41, 42: 37 “(comm.) wound = sickness”. new
SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) di-ik-šú qāt Marduk Sakikkû XXXIII 108a “swelling – (this is caused by) the hand of Marduk”. Surrounded by other skin conditions. new
SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) ana šarri di-ik-šu MDP 57, 86: 14 “the king will (suffer from) a wound”. cf. CAD D 138 d. 3'. new
Discussion
On d. in math. texts mng. “outward/inward extension (by a given fraction)” see Friberg 1987-1990, 564; Friberg et al. 1990, 488ff. Note in connection with this discussion also the use of the term as “diaphragm” in anatomical (lex.) contexts, viz. another context where a phenomenon is referred to that aims at giving stability or pressure (similar to the referrence to strengthening the roof beams by dikšu in ARM 27, 10: 18).