antibal [SIGN] N (46x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic wr. an-ti-bal; ti-bal; ^ŋešan-ti-bal; ^ŋešti-bal; ^kušan-ti-bal; an-ti-ib-la₂; ^ŋešdi-bala; ^ŋešte-bala; ^urudti-bal "sign; kind of leather bag; position (astronomical)"

[1]	𒀭𒋾𒁄	an-ti-bal
[2]	𒋾𒁄	ti-bal
[3]	𒄑𒀭𒋾𒁄	^ŋešan-ti-bal
[4]	𒄑𒋾𒁄	^ŋešti-bal
[5]	𒋢𒀭𒋾𒁄	^kušan-ti-bal
[6]	𒀭𒋾𒅁𒇲	an-ti-ib-la₂
[7]	𒄑𒁲𒁄	^ŋešdi-bala
[8]	𒄑𒋼𒁄	^ŋešte-bala
[9]	𒍏𒋾𒁄	^urudti-bal

	ED IIIa	Ur III	OB	Post-OB
[1]			8	9
[2]	1	1	3	6
[3]			4	6
[4]			1	2
[5]				2
[6]				1
[7]			1
[8]			1
[9]

11 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (1x/2%)

Ur III (1x/2%)

Old Babylonian (18x/39%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/2%)

Middle Babylonian (4x/9%)

Neo-Assyrian (17x/37%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/2%)

Hellenistic (3x/7%)

Senses:

1. sign (40x/87%)

2. kind of leather bag (5x/11%)

3. position (astronomical) (1x/2%)

Akk. ṣaddu.

Lexical Associations

šutabalkuttu[(a type of bag)]N (// antibal[sign])

^kušan-ti-bal = MIN<(šu-ta-bal-kut-tu₂)> (Ura 11 section 1, 176a; SpTU 2, 052 r ii' 16').

ṣaddu[(wooden) signal]N (// antibal[sign])

⸢^ŋeš⸣an-ti-bal = ṣa-[ad-du] (K 02016A+ o i 6').

⸢^ŋeš⸣ti-bal = ṣa-[ad-du] (K 02016A+ o i 5').

ṣaddu[(wooden) signal]N limûtu[encirclement?]N (// antibal[sign] niŋin[encircle])

⸢^ŋeš⸣an-ti-bal niŋin = MIN<(ṣa-ad-du)> ⸢li⸣-[mu-ti] (K 02016A+ o i 7').

šutabalkuttu[(a type of bag)]N (// duggan[bag] antibal[sign])

^kušdug₃-gan an-ti-bal = šu-ta-bal-kut-tu₂ (Ura 11 section 1, 176; SpTU 2, 052 r ii' 15').

^kušdug₃^!-gan an-ti-bal = šu-ta-bal-⸢ku⸣-tum (LTBA 1, 33 o iii 9').

[^kuš]⸢dug₃^?-gan^? an^?-ti^?-bal^?⸣ = ⸢šu⸣-tab-lak-ku-⸢tu₂⸣ [...] (K 04411+ r i 22; LTBA 1, 84 r? 8').

akkullānu[(a copper object)?]N (// dur[ax] antibal[sign])

^uruddur₁₀ ti-bal = ak-kul-la-nu (Ura 11 section 3, 168).

bušṭītu[woodworm]N (// eh[insect] antibal[sign])

eḫ an-ti-bal = MIN<(balṭittu)> (LTBA 1, 42 r i 2'; LTBA 1, 45 r ii 39).

eḫ ti-⸢bal⸣ = MIN<(bal-ṭi-it-[tu₂])> (LTBA 1, 40 r i 38).

eḫ ti-bal = MIN<(bal-ṭi-it-tum)> (Ura 14 268; AOAT 275, 411, BM 054767 o 4'; LTBA 1, 44 r i 30').

eḫ ti-bal = MIN<(bal-ṭi-it-tum)> (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a r i 60a).

References for all phrases

antibal[sign]

an-ti-bal (Emar 6/1, p. 135-136, Msk 731059a + r iii 6; OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 372; Nippur Nigga 371).

ti-⸢bala⸣ (SF 070 r i 2).

^ŋešan-ti-bal (Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 r iii 43; OB Nippur Ura 1 317; IB 1512c + o ii 21').

^ŋešan-ti-bal = [...] (K 08229 o i 5').

^ŋešdi^!(KI-)bala (CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b iv 40).

^ŋešte-bala (IB 1547 r ii 15').

[^ŋeš]⸢ti⸣-bal = [...] (K 08229 o i 4').

^ŋešti-bala (OB Nippur Ura 1 149).

^kušan-ti-bal = MIN<(šu-ta-bal-kut-tu₂)> (Ura 11 section 1, 176a; SpTU 2, 052 r ii' 16').

⸢^ŋeš⸣an-ti-bal = ṣa-[ad-du] (K 02016A+ o i 6').

⸢^ŋeš⸣ti-bal = ṣa-[ad-du] (K 02016A+ o i 5').

antibal[sign] gu[eat]

^ŋešan-ti-bal gu₇-a (OB Nippur Ura 1 692).

antibal[sign] ma[ship]

[^ŋeš]⸢an-ti⸣-bal ma₂ (Anonymous 447996 r iii 21).

antibal[sign] niŋin[encircle]

[an-ti-ib-la₂] ⸢niŋin^?⸣ = ma^!-ša-bi-⸢bu^?⸣ (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r v 10).

^ŋešan-ti-bal niŋin = [...] (K 08229 o i 6').

^ŋešan-ti-bal niŋin₂-na (Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 r iii 44).