azalulu [MULTITUDE] N (46x) Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic wr. a-za-lu-lu "a multitude of living things; mercy!"

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a-za-lu-lu

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
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2 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (10x/22%)

Middle Babylonian (2x/4%)

Neo-Assyrian (17x/37%)

Neo-Babylonian (5x/11%)

Hellenistic (12x/26%)

Senses:

1. a multitude of living things (44x/96%)

2. mercy! [J] (2x/4%)

Akk. tenēšētu.

Lexical Associations

awīlūtu[humanity]N (// azalulu[multitude])

[a]-za-lu-lu = a-me-lu-tu₂ (TCL 06, 35 o i 50).

būlu[animals]N idāšūš[a creepy-crawly]N (// azalulu[multitude])

MIN<(a-za-lu-lu)> = bu-ul da-šu₂-uš (LTBA 1, 40 r iii 17).

MIN<(a-za-lu-lu)> = bu-ul i-da-šu₂-uš (Ura 14 389; BM 056956+ r 38').

nammaštû[moving things]N (// azalulu[multitude])

[a-za]-⸢lu⸣-lu = na-maš-tu (LTBA 1, 45 r iii 51).

a-za-lu-lu = nam-maš-tum (Ura 14 387).

⸢a⸣-za-lu-lu = nam-maš-ti (LTBA 1, 40 r iii 14).

nīdu[l(a)ying]N libbu[inner body]N (// azalulu[multitude])

MIN<(a-za-lu-lu)> = ni-du lib₃-bi (Ura 14 388a; LTBA 1, 40 r iii 16).

tenēštu[people]N (// azalulu[multitude])

MIN<(a-za-lu-lu)> = te-ne₂-še-e-ti (LTBA 1, 40 r iii 18).

[a]-⸢za⸣-lu-lu = te-ni-še-e-tum a-me-lu-tum (RA 14, 79, K 00152+ r ii 24'; Ura 14 390; BM 056956+ r 39'; LTBA 1, 37 o 4').

zermandu[small animals]N (// azalulu[multitude])

MIN<(a-za-lu-lu)> = zir-man-du (Ura 14 388; LTBA 1, 40 r iii 15).

šiknu[act of putting]N napištu[throat]N (// azalulu[multitude])

a-za-lu-lu = šik-na-at na-piš-[ti] (Ura 14 390a; BM 056956+ r 40'; LTBA 1, 37 o 5').

References for all phrases

azalulu[multitude]

a-za-lu-lu (OB Nippur Kagal 460, 461; MSL 13, pp.65 I.1, 83 r ii 13, r ii 14; OB Nippur Ura 3 326, 327).