ala [DRUM] N (78x) Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, unknown wr. a₂-la₂; ^kuša₂-la₂; ^ŋeša₂-la₂; a-la₂; alal; ^kuša₂-la; ^kuša-la; ^kuša-la₂; ^kušala "a wooden drum"

[1]	𒀉𒇲	a₂-la₂
[2]	𒋢𒀉𒇲	^kuša₂-la₂
[3]	𒄑𒀉𒇲	^ŋeša₂-la₂
[4]	𒀀𒇲	a-la₂
[5]	𒋄	alal
[6]	𒋢𒀉𒆷	^kuša₂-la
[7]	𒋢𒀀𒆷	^kuša-la
[8]	𒋢𒀀𒇲	^kuša-la₂
[9]	𒋢𒌷	^kuš ala

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]					1	5	14	6	10	1
[2]							3	27	2
[3]							2	1	2
[4]								1	1
[5]									1
[6]								1
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16 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Akkadian (1x/1%)

Lagash II (5x/6%)

Ur III (19x/24%)

Old Babylonian (36x/46%)

Middle Babylonian (5x/6%)

Neo-Assyrian (9x/12%)

Neo-Babylonian (2x/3%)

unknown (1x/1%)

Senses:

1. a wooden drum (78x/100%)

Akk. alû.

Bibliography

[2014] S. Mirelman, Joan Westenholz e.a. (eds.) Music in Antiquity 148-171

Lexical Associations

alû[(a kind of drum)]N (// ala[drum])

⸢a₂⸣-la₂ = a-lu-u₂ (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o ii 48, r ii 3).

^kuš⸢a₂⸣-la₂ = a-lu-<<A>>-u (BM 085983 o iii 15).

^ŋeš⸢a^?⸣-la₂ = ⸢a⸣-[lu-u₂] (CT 18, pl. 46, K 02028 r i' 3').

[^ŋeš]⸢a₂⸣-[la₂] = a-lu-u₂ (AOAT 275, 278, BM 036726 o 20).

kippatu[circle]N alû[(a kind of drum)]N (// gurum[rim] ala[drum])

gur₂ ⸢a₂⸣-la₂ = kip-pa-at a-le-e (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o ii 42).

^ŋešgur₂ a₂-la₂ = MIN<(kippat)> a-le-⸢e⸣ (CT 12, pl. 44, K 04403 o ii 6').

mašku[skin]N alû[(a kind of drum)]N (// kuš[skin] ala[drum])

kuš a₂-la₂ = MIN<(ma-šak)> a-le-e (Ura 11 section 3, 34; LTBA 1, 33 r i 32).

⸢kuš⸣ a₂-la₂ = maš-ka a-⸢le⸣-[e] (Emar 6/1, p. 257, Msk 74103b r ii 18').

References for all phrases

ala[drum]

^kuša₂-la₂ (OB Nippur Ura 2 470; MSL 07, 209 V01 r v 8; UET 7, 092 ii 24').

^ŋeša₂-la₂ (OB Nippur Ura 1 600).

⸢a₂⸣-la₂ = a-lu-u₂ (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o ii 48, r ii 3).

^kuš⸢a₂⸣-la₂ = a-lu-<<A>>-u (BM 085983 o iii 15).

^ŋeš⸢a^?⸣-la₂ = ⸢a⸣-[lu-u₂] (CT 18, pl. 46, K 02028 r i' 3').

[^ŋeš]⸢a₂⸣-[la₂] = a-lu-u₂ (AOAT 275, 278, BM 036726 o 20).

gurum[rim] ala[drum]

^ŋešgur₂ a-la₂ (CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 c iv 29).

[^ŋešgur₂] alal^! (CBS 08245 o 3).

^ŋeš⸢gur₂⸣ a₂-⸢la₂⸣ (CUNES 51-09-139 o 2, r 2).

gur₂ ⸢a₂⸣-la₂ = kip-pa-at a-le-e (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o ii 42).

^ŋešgur₂ a₂-la₂ = MIN<(kippat)> a-le-⸢e⸣ (CT 12, pl. 44, K 04403 o ii 6').

kuš[skin] ala[drum]

kuš a₂-⸢la₂⸣ = [...] (BM 036674 r 7'; Rm 2, 583 r i 23'; LTBA 1, 70 o 6').

kuš a₂-la₂ = MIN<(ma-šak)> a-le-e (Ura 11 section 3, 34; LTBA 1, 33 r i 32).

⸢kuš⸣ a₂-la₂ = maš-ka a-⸢le⸣-[e] (Emar 6/1, p. 257, Msk 74103b r ii 18').

lu[person] ala[drum]

lu₂ ^kuša₂-la₂ (NBC 09830 r i 32).

lu₂ ^kuša₂-la₂ = ša a-li-[e] (MSL 12, 157 A 247).

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