alŋar [INSTRUMENT] N (25x) Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. ^ŋešal-ŋar; al-ŋar; a-la₂-kar₂ "a musical instrument"

[1]	𒄑𒀠𒃻	^ŋešal-ŋar
[2]	𒀠𒃻	al-ŋar
[3]	𒀀𒇲𒃸	a-la₂-kar₂
+	--ra=r.a (1x/4%).

	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB
[1]		2	16	2
[2]	1		3
[3]				1

7 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Lagash II (1x/4%)

Ur III (2x/8%)

Old Babylonian (19x/76%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/4%)

Neo-Assyrian (1x/4%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/4%)

Senses:

1. a musical instrument (25x/100%)

Akk. alû.

Bibliography

[2005] P. Attinger, ZA 95 270.

[1997-1998] N. Veldhuis, AfO 44-45 119-120.

[1990] T. Krispijn, Akkadica 70 9-10.

Lexical Associations

alû[(a kind of drum)]N (// alŋar[instrument])

[^ŋeš]al-[ŋar] = MIN<(a-lu-u₂)> (AOAT 275, 278, BM 036726 o 21).

References for all phrases

alŋar[instrument]

a₂-<la₂>-kar₂^!(GAN₂) = la-[lu-u] (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r ii 4).

^ŋešal-ŋar (Education in the Earliest Schools no. 019 r v 15; OB Nippur Ura 1 601; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b iii 44; MSL SS 1 96 c ii 35').

^ŋešal-ŋar = [...] (CT 18, pl. 46, K 02028 r i' 4').

[^ŋeš]al-ŋar-re (CUNES 48-10-018 o 1, r 1).

[^ŋeš]al-[ŋar] = MIN<(a-lu-u₂)> (AOAT 275, 278, BM 036726 o 21).

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alŋar [INSTRUMENT] (N)

Attested in the following periods:

Senses:

Bibliography

Lexical Associations