aya [CRY] N (822x) Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. aya₂; a₂; e; u₃; aya; ia; u₅ "a cry of woe; to cry, groan"

[1]	𒀀	aya₂
[2]	𒀉	a₂
[3]	𒂊	e
[4]	𒅇	u₃
[5]	𒀀𒀀	aya
[6]	𒅀	ia
[7]	𒄷𒋛	u₅

	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	5	568	183	21
[2]		9		1
[3]		10
[4]		5	5
[5]		7	2
[6]		3		2
[7]			1

12 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Ur III (5x/1%)

Old Babylonian (602x/73%)

Middle Assyrian (3x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (12x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (106x/13%)

Neo-Babylonian (11x/1%)

Persian (1x/0%)

Hellenistic (58x/7%)

unknown (24x/3%)

Senses:

1. a cry of woe (500x/61%)

2. to cry, groan [V/i] (322x/39%)

Akk. ahulap; nâqu.

Bibliography

[2003] D. Edzard, Sumerian Grammar 167.

a

= na-a-qum (OB Nippur Aa 1:1, 1:2, 1:3, 1:4).

ea

= nâqu (Ea 01 1).

u₃

= uyai (MAOG 3/3 47-55 o ii 20, o ii 21).

Lexical Associations

ai[alas!]J (// aya[cry])

u₃ = a-ia-i (MAOG 3/3 47-55 o ii 21).

mīnu[what?]QP (// aya[cry])

a = <(mi^?-nu)> (MSL 04, 130 r iii 37).

nâqu[cry (out)]V (// aya[cry])

a = MIN<(na-a-qu)> (K 04314 o i' 10'; SpTU 4, 189 o i 1).

ea = na-a-qu (MAOG 11/1-2 99-109, pl. 1 o i 1; Ea 01 1).

ūʾa[woe!]J (// aya[cry])

u₃ = u₃-ia-i (MAOG 3/3 47-55 o ii 20).

References for all phrases

aya[cry]

a (MSL 02, pl. 01-02 o i 1; MSL 14, 018 Ao r i 1; MSL 14, 018 Ag r 1; MSL 14, 018 Aq r i 1; MSL 14, 018 Al r i 1; MSL 14, 018 Ai (+) Fg a 1; MSL 14, 017 Ad o i 1; MSL 14, 017 Ab r 1'; PBS 05, 111 & 127 r i 1; MSL 14, 017 Aa r i 1; MSL 14, 018 Ap r i 1; MSL 14, 018 As r i 1; MSL 14, 018 Af r 1).

a = [a]-a-i (OB Nippur Aa 1:4).

a = a-ḫu-la-[ap] (MSL 14, 127-131 10 i 1f).

a = [a-ḫu]-⸢la⸣-pu-um (OB Nippur Aa 1:2).

a = ḫa-⸢a⸣ (MSL 14, 127-131 10 i 1j).

a = ⸢na⸣-[a]-qum (OB Nippur Aa 1:1).

a = [u₂]-a (OB Nippur Aa 1:3).

a = u₂-ia-um (MSL 14, 127-131 10 i 1i).

a = wa-a (MSL 14, 127-131 10 i 1c).

a = [...] (CUSAS 12, 1.2.1 o 1).