bal [DIG] V/t (931x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, unknown wr. ba-al; bal; ba-la; ba-al-ba-al; bal-bal; ba-la₂; bala-e; ib₂-al; ba-ab; bal₄; bala-a; bal^zabar; bal₂; pe-el; bal-gi-ra; bal₃ "to dig, excavate; to unload (a boat); to recover, to find back"

See a bal[bail]V/t.

[1]	𒁀𒀠	ba-al
[2]	𒁄	bal
[3]	𒁀𒆷	ba-la
[4]	𒁀𒀠𒁀𒀠	ba-al-ba-al
[5]	𒁄𒁄	bal-bal
[6]	𒁀𒇲	ba-la₂
[7]	𒁄𒂊	bala-e
[8]	𒌈𒀠	ib₂-al
[9]	𒁀𒀊	ba-ab
[10]	𒀦	bal₄
[11]	𒁄𒀀	bala-a
[12]	𒁄𒌓𒅗𒁇	bal ^zabar
[13]	𒁔	bal₂
[14]	𒉿𒂖	pe-el
[15]	𒁄𒄀𒊏	bal-gi-ra
[16]	𒀡	bal₃
+	--la=l.a (549x/59%); --la₂=l.a (12x/1%); --le=l.e (2x/0%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			30		4	13	622	162	1
[2]			1				2	9	18	9
[3]							31	1
[4]								7
[5]								1	3
[6]								3
[7]			3
[8]							3
[9]								2
[10]									2
[11]								1
[12]								1
[13]								1
[14]									1
[15]
[16]

92 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (34x/4%)

Old Akkadian (4x/0%)

Lagash II (13x/1%)

Ur III (658x/71%)

Old Babylonian (188x/20%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (6x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (11x/1%)

Neo-Babylonian (7x/1%)

unknown (9x/1%)

Verbal prefixes: V ; V.b ; V.b.ta ; V.m.da.ni.n ; V.m.ta.n ; V.n ; V.ta ; Vmma ; Vmma.a.ta ; Vmma.i.n ; Vmma.ta ; al ; ba ; ba.e.ni ; ba.n ; bara.mu ; ga.V.m ; ha ; ha.Vmma.i ; ha.ba.b ; ha.mu ; ha.mu.n ; mu ; mu.e.i ; mu.n ; mu.na ; mu.ni ; na ; na.V.n ; na.m ; nu ; nu.ba ; u.mu ; u.mu.e .

Senses:

1. to dig, excavate (923x/99%)

2. to unload (a boat)

3. to recover, to find back (8x/1%)

Akk. herû.

Bibliography

[2005] P. Attinger, ZA 95 214.

[2005] J. Keetman, JCS 57 5 n17.

[1994] M. Civil, Farmer's Instructions 111-112.

[1994] W. Heimpel, NABU 1994/82.

bal

= napālu (Ea 02 106; CUSAS 12, 1.2.1 r i' 31'; CT 11, pl. 28, K 08503 r ii' 3'a).

bal₄

= hērûm (Ea 07 195).

Lexical Associations

hepēru[dig]V (// bal[dig])

bal = ḫe-pe-ru (CT 11, pl. 28, K 08503 r ii' 3'a).

herû[dig]V (// bal[dig])

ba-⸢an⸣-[bal] = ⸢iḫ⸣-ri (MSL SS 1, p. 059 catalogue 1924-1514 o i 4'; 2R 39, 04, K 04315 o i 4'; MSL 05, 001 F o 9; Babyloniaca 7, pl. 02, K 07678 o i 9; Iraq 06, 01 + 11 o i 9).

bal = ḫe-ru-u₂ (K 02027 r i 18'; CT 18, pl. 36-37, K 04323+ r i 10').

⸢mu-un⸣-bal = iḫ-[ri] (K 04342 o i 7'; MSL 05, 046 r i 37).

hērû[digger]N (// bal[dig])

bal₄ = ḫe-e-ru-u-um (CUSAS 12, 1.1.2 r ii 8; Ea 07 195).

napālu[dig out]V (// bal[dig])

bal = na-pa-lu (Ea 02 106; SA Vokabular Ass. 523 o ii 20).

napālu[dig out]V ša[of]DET abātu[destroy]V x (// bal[dig])

[pe]-el = 3<(na-pa-lum)> ša GUL [...] (MSL 16, 189 r i 22').

naqāru[demolish]V ša[of]DET dūru[(city) wall]N (// bal[dig])

bal = MIN<(na-qa-ru)> ša₂ ⸢BAD₃⸣ (RA 13, 190-191, K 02055 o i 17').

būdu[(an implement)]N (// ba[tool] bal[dig])

^ŋešba bal = MIN<(bu-u₂-du)> (Iraq 06, 45 r 5').

pasqû[(a tool)]N (// ba[tool] bal[dig])

^ŋešba bal = ⸢pa⸣-[as-qu-u₂] (Iraq 06, 45 r 6').

nappaltu[(building) rubble]N (// im[clay] bal[dig])

im bal = nap-pal-tu₂ (CT 19, pl. 01, K 00055 r i 5).

im bal-bal = nap-pal-la-a-tu₂ (CT 19, pl. 01, K 00055 r i 6).

ṭīdu[clay]N nappaltu[(building) rubble]N (// im[clay] bal[dig])

im bal-bal = ṭi-du MIN<(nap-pal-la-a-tu₂)> (CT 19, pl. 01, K 00055 r i 7).

atappu[(small) canal]N herû[dig]V (// par[canal] bal[dig])

[pa₅ mu]-⸢un⸣-bal = a-tab-ba iḫ-ri (MSL SS 1, 006 o 10', o iii 8').

pa₅ mu-un-bal = a-tap-pu iḫ-ri (K 04342 o i 15').

atappu[ditch]N herû[dig]V (// par[canal] bal[dig])

[pa₅] ⸢nam-bal⸣ = a-tap-pa iḫ-ri (MB Ura 02 Seg.2, 38).

šerʾānu[vein]N nashu[torn out]AJ (// uzu[flesh] sa[sinew] bal[dig])

⸢uzu sa^? bal-bal-a⸣ = ⸢šir₂-a⸣-nu ⸢na-as-ḫu⸣ (MSL 09, 004 N r ii 7'; Ura 15 Seg.7, 7).

ṣēlu[rib]N nashu[torn out]AJ (// uzu[flesh] ti[rib] bal[dig])

uzu ti ⸢bal⸣-a = ⸢ṣe-lum⸣ na-as-ḫu (MSL 09, 004 N r ii 8').

uzu ti bal-a = ṣe-lum na-as-ḫu (Ura 15 Seg.7, 8).

References for all phrases

bal[dig]

[ba-an]-bal (NMI BK 00555 o i 6').

ba-an-⸢bal⸣ = [...] (MB Ura 01 Seg.1, 9; MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1930-0232e o ii' 4').

ba-ba-al (Emar 6/1, p. 127, Msk 731046 o i 9).

ba-bal (Nippur Nigga 410).

ba-⸢bal^?⸣ = [...] (MSL SS 1, p. 059 catalogue 1924-1479 o i 9).

bal = pa-[...] (CUSAS 12, 1.2.1 r i' 31').

bal = [...] (AOAT 275, 522, BM 066640 r 3').

in-ba-al (IM 070209 o ii 32).

⸢mu^?⸣-[un]-bal = [...] (MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-1907 o 4').

bal = ḫe-pe-ru (CT 11, pl. 28, K 08503 r ii' 3'a).

ba-⸢an⸣-[bal] = ⸢iḫ⸣-ri (MSL SS 1, p. 059 catalogue 1924-1514 o i 4'; 2R 39, 04, K 04315 o i 4'; MSL 05, 001 F o 9; Babyloniaca 7, pl. 02, K 07678 o i 9; Iraq 06, 01 + 11 o i 9).

bal = ḫe-ru-u₂ (K 02027 r i 18'; CT 18, pl. 36-37, K 04323+ r i 10').

⸢mu-un⸣-bal = iḫ-[ri] (K 04342 o i 7'; MSL 05, 046 r i 37).

bal₄ = ḫe-e-ru-u-um (CUSAS 12, 1.1.2 r ii 8; Ea 07 195).

bal = na-pa-lu (Ea 02 106; SA Vokabular Ass. 523 o ii 20).

[pe]-el = 3<(na-pa-lum)> ša GUL [...] (MSL 16, 189 r i 22').

bal = MIN<(na-qa-ru)> ša₂ ⸢BAD₃⸣ (RA 13, 190-191, K 02055 o i 17').

ba[tool] bal[dig]

^ŋeš[ba bal] = [...] (Iraq 06, 45 o 8', o 9').

^ŋešba bal = MIN<(bu-u₂-du)> (Iraq 06, 45 r 5').

^ŋešba bal = ⸢pa⸣-[as-qu-u₂] (Iraq 06, 45 r 6').

dug[pot] še[barley] bal[dig]

dug še ⸢bal₂(BUR₂)^!⸣ (CM 22, pl. 35-36 r ii 48).

gag[nail] dud[mound] bal[dig]

^ŋešgag du₆ ba-al-la₂ (OB Nippur Ura 1 487).

^ŋešgag du₆ ba-la₂ (CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b iv 45; IB 1512c + o iv 30).

gag[nail] dud[mound] šum[garlic] bal[dig]

^ŋešgag du₆ šum₂ ba-la₂ (IB 1512c + o iv 31).

gag[nail] šum[garlic] bal[dig]

^ŋešgag šum₂ ba-al-la₂ (OB Nippur Ura 1 488; MSL SS 1 96 b i 37').

gigur[container] še[barley] bal[dig]

gi-gur še bal^!(NUMUN) (CM 22, pl. 35-36 r i 46).

im[clay] bal[dig]

im bal = nap-pal-tu₂ (CT 19, pl. 01, K 00055 r i 5).

im bal-bal = nap-pal-la-a-tu₂ (CT 19, pl. 01, K 00055 r i 6).

im bal-bal = ṭi-du MIN<(nap-pal-la-a-tu₂)> (CT 19, pl. 01, K 00055 r i 7).

lu[person] dud[mound] bal[dig]

lu₂ du₆ ba-al = na-pi-[lum] (MSL 12, 157 A 221).

lu[person] id[river] bal[dig]

lu₂ id₂ ba-al = ⸢ḫe⸣-[ri na-ri-im] (MSL 12, 157 A 220).

lu[person] ki[place] bal[dig]

lu₂ ki ba-al = mu-na-pi-[lum] (MSL 12, 157 A 222).

lu[person] par[canal] bal[dig]

lu₂ pa₅ ba-al = [ḫe-ri pa-al-gi-im] (MSL 12, 157 A 219).

ma[ship] bal[dig]

ma₂ ba-⸢al⸣ (Nippur Nigga 387).

par[canal] bal[dig]

pa₅ ⸢mu⸣-[un-bal] = [...] (Iraq 06, 36 o ii' 2').

[pa₅ mu]-⸢un⸣-bal = a-tab-ba iḫ-ri (MSL SS 1, 006 o 10', o iii 8').

pa₅ mu-un-bal = a-tap-pu iḫ-ri (K 04342 o i 15').

[pa₅] ⸢nam-bal⸣ = a-tap-pa iḫ-ri (MB Ura 02 Seg.2, 38).

sahar[soil] bal[dig]

saḫar ba-al (OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 328).

udu[sheep] šu[hand] bal[dig]

udu šu bal (Fs Steve 145-147, TS. B V 68 iii 5').

uzu[flesh] sa[sinew] bal[dig]

⸢uzu sa^? bal-bal-a⸣ = ⸢šir₂-a⸣-nu ⸢na-as-ḫu⸣ (MSL 09, 004 N r ii 7'; Ura 15 Seg.7, 7).

uzu[flesh] ti[rib] bal[dig]

uzu ti ⸢bal⸣-a = ⸢ṣe-lum⸣ na-as-ḫu (MSL 09, 004 N r ii 8').

uzu ti bal-a = ṣe-lum na-as-ḫu (Ura 15 Seg.7, 8).

ŋešnimbar[palm] bal[dig]

^ŋeš⸢ŋešnimbar⸣ al-ba-⸢al⸣ (CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 c iii 47).

ŋiri[dagger] bal[dig]

⸢ŋiri₂ bal^?⸣^zabar (CUNES 48-10-015 o 6).

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