balaŋ [INSTRUMENT] N (374x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. balaŋ; ^ŋešbalaŋ; ^kušbalaŋ; ba-la-aŋ₂; balaŋ-balaŋ "an instrument, a large drum or harp; a song, lament"

[1]	𒁆	balaŋ
[2]	𒄑𒁆	^ŋeš balaŋ
[3]	𒋢𒁆	^kuš balaŋ
[4]	𒁀𒆷𒉘	ba-la-aŋ₂
[5]	𒁆𒁆	balaŋ-balaŋ
+	--ŋa₂=ŋ.a (10x/3%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		1	15		2	11	95	130	50	5
[2]			1		2		42	7	4	1
[3]								5
[4]								1	1
[5]								1

28 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (1x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (16x/4%)

Old Akkadian (4x/1%)

Lagash II (11x/3%)

Ur III (137x/37%)

Old Babylonian (144x/39%)

Middle Babylonian (5x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (25x/7%)

Neo-Babylonian (11x/3%)

Hellenistic (14x/4%)

unknown (6x/2%)

Senses:

1. an instrument, a large drum or harp (364x/97%)

2. a song, lament (10x/3%)

Akk. balangu.

Bibliography

[2006] N. Brisch, Studies Vanstiphout 41-42.

[2006] J. Cooper, JCS 58 41-42; 44.

[1998] J. Bauer, Vorsargonische Abschnitt 499.

[1995] P. Steinkeller, BiOr 52 698.

[1990] T. Krispijn, Akkadica 70 6-7.

balaŋ

= ba-la-ag₂-gu-um (OB Nippur Aa 202:1).

Lexical Associations

alû[(a kind of drum)]N (// balaŋ[instrument] gal[big])

^ŋešbalaŋ ⸢gal⸣ = MIN<(a-lu-u₂)> (AOAT 275, 278, BM 036726 o 22).

kippatu[circle]N balangu[(a large drum)]N (// gurum[rim] balaŋ[instrument])

⸢gur₂ balaŋ⸣ = MIN<(kip-pa-at)> bu-lu-uk-ki (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o ii 46).

[^ŋešgur₂ balaŋ] = MIN<(kippat)> ⸢ba^?⸣-lag-⸢gi⸣ (RA 17, 170, K 12848 o 2').

^ŋešgur₂ balaŋ = MIN<(kippat)> ba-la-an-gi (CT 12, pl. 44, K 04403 o ii 7').

mašku[skin]N balangu[(a large drum)]N (// kuš[skin] balaŋ[instrument])

kuš balaŋ = ma-šak ba-lag-gu (Ura 11 section 3, 31; LTBA 1, 33 r i 29).

kuš balaŋ^!(DA) = maš-ku bu-lu-[ug-gi] (Emar 6/1, p. 257, Msk 74103b r ii 16').

ša[of]DET balangu[(a large drum)]N (// lu[person] balaŋ[instrument])

lu₂ ^kušbalaŋ = ša ba-la-<gi>-i (NBC 09830 r i 30).

References for all phrases

balaŋ[instrument]

balaŋ (Ebla Sign List 118; OB Nippur Lu 660).

balaŋ = ba-la-ag₂-gu-um (OB Nippur Aa 202:1).

⸢balaŋ⸣-ŋa₂ (OB Nippur Lu 661).

^kušbalaŋ (OB Nippur Ura 2 468; HS 1619 o 9).

^ŋešbalaŋ (OB Nippur Ura 1 597).

^ŋeš⸢balaŋ⸣ = [...] (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r ii 1).

⸢^ŋešbalaŋ⸣-ŋa₂ (OrNS 70, 210-211 o ii 32').

balaŋ[instrument] Ekur[1]

balaŋ e₂^!(KID-)kur (CUNES 52-10-146 c ii 23').

balaŋ[instrument] a-x

⸢balaŋ⸣ a-[x^?] = [...] (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r ii 2).

balaŋ[instrument] gal[big]

balaŋ gal (ED Lu A 78).

^ŋešbalaŋ ⸢gal^?⸣ = [...] (CT 18, pl. 46, K 02028 r i' 5').

^ŋešbalaŋ ⸢gal⸣ = MIN<(a-lu-u₂)> (AOAT 275, 278, BM 036726 o 22).

balaŋ[instrument] gal[big] DUB-na

balaŋ gal DUB-na (CUNES 52-10-146 c ii 25').

balaŋ[instrument] gal[big] x-x da[line] x

balaŋ ⸢gal^? x-x^?⸣; da^? ⸢x⸣ (CUNES 52-10-146 c ii 26').

balaŋ[instrument] garnum[horn]

⸢balaŋ⸣ gar₃-nu-⸢um⸣ (CUNES 52-10-146 c ii 27').

balaŋ[instrument] gu[voice] egal[palace]

balaŋ gu₃ e₂-gal (CUNES 52-10-146 c ii 21').

balaŋ[instrument] il[raise]

⸢balaŋ⸣ il₂-il₂ (OrNS 70, 210-211 o ii 33').

balaŋ[instrument] namdumu[status]

balaŋ nam-dumu-na (CUNES 52-10-146 c ii 22').

balaŋ[instrument] tur[small]

^ŋešbalaŋ ⸢tur⸣ = [...] (CT 18, pl. 46, K 02028 r i' 6').

balaŋ[instrument] x

⸢balaŋ^?⸣ [...] (CUNES 52-10-159 b ii 4').

^ŋeš⸢balaŋ^?⸣ [...] (CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b iv 15).

balaŋ[instrument] x Išbierra[1]

^ŋeš⸢balaŋ^?⸣ [...] ^diš-bi-ir₃^?-[ra] (CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b iv 14).

balaŋ[instrument] x hal[divide] a₂-ZI

balaŋ x ḫal; a₂-⸢ZI^?⸣ (CUNES 52-10-159 b ii 3').

balaŋ[instrument] x x da-x-x

balaŋ ⸢x⸣ [x]; da-⸢x⸣-[x] (CUNES 52-10-159 b ii 2').

balaŋ[instrument] zabar[bronze]

balaŋ zabar (CUNES 52-10-146 c ii 24').

er[tears] balaŋ[instrument]

er₂ balaŋ-ŋa₂ (OB Nippur Kagal 371).

gurum[rim] balaŋ[instrument]

^ŋeš⸢gur₂ balaŋ⸣ (CUNES 51-09-139 o 3, r 3; CBS 08245 o 1; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 c iv 31; MSL SS 1 96 a ii 37').

⸢gur₂ balaŋ⸣ = MIN<(kip-pa-at)> bu-lu-uk-ki (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o ii 46).

[^ŋešgur₂ balaŋ] = MIN<(kippat)> ⸢ba^?⸣-lag-⸢gi⸣ (RA 17, 170, K 12848 o 2').

^ŋešgur₂ balaŋ = MIN<(kippat)> ba-la-an-gi (CT 12, pl. 44, K 04403 o ii 7').

inim[word] balaŋ[instrument] lugal[king]

inim-ma balaŋ lugal (CUNES 52-10-146 c ii 20').

kuš[skin] balaŋ[instrument]

kuš balaŋ (FAOS 02/1, 215 b ii 9').

kuš ⸢balaŋ⸣ = [...] (BM 036674 r 4'; Rm 2, 583 r i 21').

kuš balaŋ = ma-šak ba-lag-gu (Ura 11 section 3, 31; LTBA 1, 33 r i 29).

kuš balaŋ^!(DA) = maš-ku bu-lu-[ug-gi] (Emar 6/1, p. 257, Msk 74103b r ii 16').

kuš[skin] balaŋ[instrument] Nanše[1]

kuš balaŋ [^{d^?}]na-zi (FAOS 02/1, 215 b ii 10').

kuš[skin] balaŋ[instrument] x

kuš ⸢balaŋ⸣ [x^?] = [...] (LTBA 1, 70 o 3').

lu[person] balaŋ[instrument]

lu₂ balaŋ = [ša ba-la-an-gi] (MSL 12, 157 A 249).

lu₂ ^kušbalaŋ = ša ba-la-<gi>-i (NBC 09830 r i 30).

lu[person] balaŋ[instrument] balaŋdi[instrument]

lu₂ balaŋ balaŋ-di = ša [te-li-tim] (MSL 12, 157 A 251).

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