alalum [JEWELRY] N (15x) Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian wr. a-la-lum; ḫu-la-lum; a-la-lu; u₂-la-lum; a-la-lu₃; a₂-lal-lum; a₂-lal₂-lum "object made of agate"

[1]	𒀀𒆷𒈝	a-la-lum
[2]	𒄷𒆷𒈝	ḫu-la-lum
[3]	𒀀𒆷𒇻	a-la-lu
[4]	𒌑𒆷𒈝	u₂-la-lum
[5]	𒀀𒆷𒈖	a-la-lu₃
[6]	𒀉𒇲𒈝	a₂-lal-lum
[7]	𒀉𒇳𒈝	a₂-lal₂-lum

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]								5
[2]								1	2
[3]								2
[4]								2
[5]							1
[6]									1
[7]									1

7 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Ur III (1x/7%)

Old Babylonian (10x/67%)

Middle Babylonian (4x/27%)

Senses:

1. object made of agate (15x/100%)

Bibliography

[2012] P. Paoletti, BPOA 10 151.

Lexical Associations

alallu[(a stone)]N (// nir[stone] alalum[jewelry])

MIN<(nir₂)> a₂-lal₂-lum = a-la-al-lu (Emar 6/2, p. 501, Msk 74203e o ii 41').

hulālu[(a valuable stone)]N (// nir[stone] alalum[jewelry])

[MIN<(nir₂)> ḫu-la-lum] = ḫu-la-lu (Emar 6/2, p. 501, Msk 74203e o ii 39').

References for all phrases

nir[stone] alalum[jewelry]

^na₄nir₂ a-la-⸢lu⸣ (OB Nippur Ura 4 57, 58).

^na₄nir₂ a-⸢la-lum⸣ (BM 015780a b ii 28; CT 06, pl. 11-14, BM 092611 a i 48; IB 1624 ii 12; Studies Klein, 319 o 15).

⸢^na₄⸣nir₂ a₂-lal-lum (AlT 447 ii 35).

⸢^na₄⸣nir₂ ḫu-la-lum (AlT 447 ii 33; BBVOT 03, 01 o 27).

^na₄nir₂ u₂-⸢la⸣-lum (CT 06, pl. 11-14, BM 092611 a i 49; IB 1624 ii 13).

^na₄nir₇ a-la^?-[lum] (BBVOT 03, 01 r 19).

MIN<(nir₂)> a₂-lal₂-lum = a-la-al-lu (Emar 6/2, p. 501, Msk 74203e o ii 41').

[MIN<(nir₂)> ḫu-la-lum] = ḫu-la-lu (Emar 6/2, p. 501, Msk 74203e o ii 39').

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