liwītu
11. A period of time
MB-LitMB-Lit: Middle Babylonian literary texts — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) nišrāt murṣi ... ina ḫamši adi A.NÍGIN * adanniš[u! ina šešši ? ...] Labat 1956, 121: 11′ “subsiding of the disease ... at the fifth (day) until the limit of hi[s] (usual) time(?), [at the sixth (day) ...]”. Forerunner of Sakikkû. Diff. Labat 1956, 121 (a-dan!-ni-šú ina š[u-uš-ši ...]). Note the SB parallel Sakikkû XVII 73 (95–99 in Heeßel 2000). new
62. OB: siege
OBOB: Old Babylonian (ca. 2000–1600 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) šumma li-wi-tum mimma mīnam takkalā CUSAS 36, 5: 13 ARCHIBAB “if there is a siege, what will you eat?” new
OBOB: Old Babylonian (ca. 2000–1600 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) (shovels and adzes) ana li-wi-tim OECT 13, 278: 3 ARCHIBAB “for the siege of GN”. new
OBOB: Old Babylonian (ca. 2000–1600 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) pīqat ūmū ša li-wi-it GN irrikūma ARM 18, 5: 14 ARCHIBAB “the siege of GN may well last longer”. new
OBOB: Old Babylonian (ca. 2000–1600 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) li-wi-it āli Riftin, 121: 13 “siege of the city”. new
OBOB: Old Babylonian (ca. 2000–1600 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) inūma li-wi-tim NABU 2003/67 YBC 7071 11 “during the siege”. new
OB-LitOB-Lit: Old Babylonian literary texts ina li-wi-it dūr nītim … ālam šuʾāti ina UD 10kám aṣbat BagM 34, 144 viii 5 “by siege (with) a surrounding wall ... I took this city in 10 days”.
23. MB Ekalte: a measure of length
MB-EkalteMB-Ekalte: Middle Babylonian texts from Ekalte (ca. 1500–1200 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) (a field) 1 li-wi-tum u 5 mēteqū GÍD.DA WVDOG 102, 6: 5 “its long side is 1 l. and 5 steps”. new
MB-EkalteMB-Ekalte: Middle Babylonian texts from Ekalte (ca. 1500–1200 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) 1 li-wi-tum ru[p]ussu WVDOG 102, 6: 9 “its broad side is 1 l.” new
24. NA: entourage
NANA: Neo Assyrian (ca. 1000–600 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) li-bit šarri gabbu SAA 5, 250: 11 SAAo “the king’s entire entourage”. new
NANA: Neo Assyrian (ca. 1000–600 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) [libit]tāti ana li-bit šarri [attidin] SAA 5, 291 r. 13 SAAo “[I have given mudb]ricks to the king’s entourage”. sim. ib. r. 2. new
35. LB: fruit orchard
LBLB: Late Babylonian (ca. 626 BCE – 100 CE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) (figs, apples and other fruits) ina ⸢li-mi-ti⸣ AOAT 414/1, 111 r. 9 “in the orchard”. dullu ⸢ša⸣ [l]i!-mi-t[i!] ib. 11 “work in the orchard”. new
LBLB: Late Babylonian (ca. 626 BCE – 100 CE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) inbī ša li-mi-tum Jursa 1995, 131 no. 40: 1 “fruits of the orchard”. new
LBLB: Late Babylonian (ca. 626 BCE – 100 CE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) li-mi-a-ta Jursa 1995, 134 no. 44: 5, 14 “orchards”. new
16. Circumference
MA-LitMA-Lit: Middle Assyrian literary texts ḫirīṣa rabâ ana li-me-et dūri lū aḫri BagM 25, 466: 56 “I truly dug a large moat along the circumference of the wall”. see also Talon 2005, 127: 54, 127: 54.