balak [SPINDLE] N (88x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. balak; ^ŋešbalak; balak-balak "spindle"

[1]	𒁄	balak
[2]	𒄑𒁄	^ŋeš balak
[3]	𒁄𒁄	balak-balak

	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	OAkk	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	1	2		2	23	15	1
[2]		1	1	3	28	8
[3]						1	2

12 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (1x/1%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (3x/3%)

Old Akkadian (1x/1%)

Ur III (5x/6%)

Old Babylonian (51x/58%)

Middle Babylonian (7x/8%)

Neo-Assyrian (16x/18%)

Hellenistic (1x/1%)

unknown (3x/3%)

Senses:

1. spindle (88x/100%)

Akk. pilaqqu.

Bibliography

[2013] H. Waetzoldt, RlA 13 2.

[2005] J. Keetman, JCS 57 12.

balak

(Ebla Sign List 128).

Lexical Associations

pilaqqu[spindle]N (// balak[spindle])

[balak] = ⸢pa⸣-la-aq-qu (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o ii 17).

naṭmû[(type of spindle)]N (// balak[spindle] gal[big])

[balak gal] = ⸢na⸣-aṭ-mu-u₂ (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o ii 18).

būdu[(an implement)]N (// ba[tool] balak[spindle])

[^ŋešba] balak = bu-⸢u₂-du⸣ (K 02016A+ o i 29').

pasqû[(a tool)]N (// ba[tool] balak[spindle])

[^ŋešba] balak = pa-as₂-qu-u (K 02016A+ o i 30').

suppīnu[(a builder's tool)]N pilaqqu[spindle]N (// ba[tool] balak[spindle])

[^ŋešba] ⸢balak⸣ = su-pi-in pi-laq-qi (K 02016A+ o i 31').

[^ŋešba balak]-balak = MIN<(su-pi-in)> pi-laq-qa-ti (K 02016A+ o i 32').

suppīnu[(a builder's tool)]N x (// ba[tool] balak[spindle])

^ŋešba balak = su-[pi-in ...] (Iraq 06, 45 r 7').

^ŋešba balak-balak = MIN<(su-pi-in)> [...] (Iraq 06, 45 r 8').

bītu[house]N pilaqqu[spindle]N (// e[house] balak[spindle])

[e₂ balak] = ⸢bi⸣-it pa-la-aq-qi₂ (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o ii 19).

šukudu[arrow]N (// kul[handle] balak[spindle])

[kul] balak = ⸢šu-gu⸣-du (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o ii 21).

ša[of]DET pilaqqu[spindle]N (// lu[person] balak[spindle])

lu₂ bala = ša pi-la-aq-qa₂-ti (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.7, 33).

napraṣu[chisel]N (// mete[appropriate thing] balak[spindle])

me-te balak = nap-[ra]-⸢ṣu⸣ (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o ii 22).

qaqqadu[head]N pilaqqu[spindle]N (// saŋ[head] balak[spindle])

[saŋ] ⸢balak⸣ = ⸢qa⸣-qa-da MIN<(pa-la-aq-qi₂)> (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o ii 20).

References for all phrases

balak[spindle]

balak (Ebla Sign List 128).

balak = pi-la-aq-qum (RA 21, 178 i 21).

^ŋešbalak (OB Nippur Kagal 540, 541; OB Nippur Ura 1 422; CM 22, pl. 35-36 o iv 29; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b i 58'; Nippur Nigga 382, 383, 384; MSL SS 1 96 a ii 2'; IB 1512c + o ii 17').

[balak] = ⸢pa⸣-la-aq-qu (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o ii 17).

balak[spindle] gal[big]

⸢^ŋeš⸣balak gu-la = [...] (CT 19, pl. 12, K 07767 i' 4').

[balak gal] = ⸢na⸣-aṭ-mu-u₂ (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o ii 18).

balak[spindle] si[horn]

⸢^ŋeš⸣balak si = [...] (CT 19, pl. 12, K 07767 i' 6').

balak[spindle] tur[small]

⸢^ŋeš⸣balak tur-ra = [...] (CT 19, pl. 12, K 07767 i' 5').

balak[spindle] x

[^ŋeš]⸢balak⸣ [...] = [...] (CT 19, pl. 12, K 07767 i' 1', i' 2', i' 3').

balak[spindle] x-x

[^ŋeš]balak x-[...] (MSL SS 1 96 a ii 3').

x balak[spindle]

[...] ⸢balak⸣ (CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b ii 1, b ii 2).

ba[tool] balak[spindle]

^ŋeš⸢ba balak-balak⸣ = [...] (Iraq 06, 45 o 1').

[^ŋešba] balak = bu-⸢u₂-du⸣ (K 02016A+ o i 29').

[^ŋešba] balak = pa-as₂-qu-u (K 02016A+ o i 30').

[^ŋešba] ⸢balak⸣ = su-pi-in pi-laq-qi (K 02016A+ o i 31').

[^ŋešba balak]-balak = MIN<(su-pi-in)> pi-laq-qa-ti (K 02016A+ o i 32').

^ŋešba balak = su-[pi-in ...] (Iraq 06, 45 r 7').

^ŋešba balak-balak = MIN<(su-pi-in)> [...] (Iraq 06, 45 r 8').

e[house] balak[spindle]

e₂ ^ŋešbalak (OB Nippur Kagal 119).

^ŋeše₂ balak (OB Nippur Ura 1 423; CM 22, pl. 35-36 o iv 30; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b i 59'; MSL SS 1 96 a ii 4'; IB 1512c + o ii 18').

[^ŋeš]⸢e₂⸣ balak = [...] (CT 19, pl. 12, K 07767 i' 11').

[e₂ balak] = ⸢bi⸣-it pa-la-aq-qi₂ (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o ii 19).

kul[handle] balak[spindle]

[^ŋeš]kul balak = [...] (CT 19, pl. 12, K 07767 i' 8').

[kul] balak = ⸢šu-gu⸣-du (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o ii 21).

lu[person] balak[spindle]

lu₂ bala = ša pi-la-aq-qa₂-ti (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.7, 33).

mete[appropriate thing] balak[spindle]

^ŋešme-te balak (OB Nippur Ura 1 425; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b ii 3; MSL SS 1 96 a ii 6'; IB 1512c + o ii 20').

[^ŋeš]me-te balak = [...] (CT 19, pl. 12, K 07767 i' 9', i' 10').

me-te balak = nap-[ra]-⸢ṣu⸣ (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o ii 22).

saŋ[head] balak[spindle]

^ŋešsaŋ balak (OB Nippur Ura 1 424; CM 22, pl. 35-36 o iv 31; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b i 60'; MSL SS 1 96 a ii 5'; IB 1512c + o ii 19').

⸢^ŋeš⸣saŋ balak = [...] (CT 19, pl. 12, K 07767 i' 7').

[saŋ] ⸢balak⸣ = ⸢qa⸣-qa-da MIN<(pa-la-aq-qi₂)> (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o ii 20).

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balak [SPINDLE] (N)

Attested in the following periods:

Senses:

Bibliography

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