alal [CULTIVATION] N (12x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic wr. alal₃; alal₄; GIŠ×(GIŠ%GIŠ) "cultivation; field; district, land"

[1]	𒄒	alal₃
[2]	𒃺	alal₄
[3]	𒓋	GIŠ×(GIŠ%GIŠ)
+	--la=l.a (1x/8%).

	ED IIIb	OB	Post-OB
[1]			6
[2]		1	4
[3]	1

6 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (1x/8%)

Old Babylonian (1x/8%)

Neo-Assyrian (4x/33%)

Neo-Babylonian (4x/33%)

Hellenistic (2x/17%)

Senses:

1. cultivation (12x/100%)

2. field

3. district, land

Akk. mēreštu; qerbetu.

alal₃

= mērištu (Ea 04 210).

alal₄

= mīrištu (Ea 04 301).

ulul

= qerbiti (Ea 04 209).

ulul₂

= qerbitu (Ea 04 300).

Lexical Associations

mēreštu[planting]N (// alal[cultivation])

alal₃ = me-riš-tu₂ (AJSL 33, 170-171 r i 43; Ea 04 210).

alal₄ = mi-riš-tu₂ (AJSL 33, 170-171 r ii 49; Ea 04 301).

qerbetu[environs]N (// alal[cultivation])

ulul = qer-bi-ti (AJSL 33, 170-171 r i 42; Ea 04 209).

ulul₂ = qer-bi-tu₂ (AJSL 33, 170-171 r ii 48; Ea 04 300).

References for all phrases

alal[cultivation]

alal₃ = [...] (SpTU 1, 121 o 15').

ulul = [...] (SpTU 1, 121 o 14').

GIŠ×(GIŠ%GIŠ)(LAK277) (ED Word List F 105).