dalbana [SPACE] N (71x) Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, unknown wr. dal-ba-na; dal-ba-an-na; dal-ba-an "intermediate space or area; property held in common"

[1]	𒊑𒁀𒈾	dal-ba-na
[2]	𒊑𒁀𒀭𒈾	dal-ba-an-na
[3]	𒊑𒁀𒀭	dal-ba-an

	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	25	22	5
[2]		2	9	1
[3]		2	5

3 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Ur III (25x/35%)

Old Babylonian (26x/37%)

Middle Babylonian (3x/4%)

Neo-Assyrian (9x/13%)

Neo-Babylonian (7x/10%)

unknown (1x/1%)

Senses:

1. intermediate space or area (71x/100%)

2. property held in common

Akk. birītu.

Lexical Associations

birītu[space between]N (// dalbana[space])

dal-ba-an = ⸢bi⸣-[ri-tum] (MSL SS 1, 121 o ii' 2'; CT 19, pl. 02, K 09961+ r i 7''').

[dal]-ba-an-na = bi-ri-tum (K 04342 o ii 16'; BM 038591 o 11'; RA 12, 2, K 04558+ i' 17').

[dal]-⸢ba⸣-na = be-ri-tum (MB Ura 02 Seg.2, 77).

birītu[space between]N ubānu[finger]N (// dalbana[space] umbin[nail])

⸢dal⸣-ba-na ⸢umbin-ŋu₁₀⸣ = [bi]-⸢ri-it⸣ u₂-ba-na-ti-⸢ia⸣ (MSL 07, 209 V01 o 5; MSL 09, 51 S19, 66 B10 o 9).

bītu[house]N birītu[space between]N (// e[house] dalbana[space])

e₂ dal-ba-an-na = bi-it MIN<(bi-ri-tum)> (K 04342 o ii 17'; BM 038591 r 1; RA 12, 2, K 04558+ i' 18').

[e₂ dal]-⸢ba^?⸣-na = bi-ti bi-ri-ti (CT 19, pl. 02, K 09961+ r i 8''').

bītu[house]N x (// e[house] dalbana[space])

e₂ dal-ba-an = bi-⸢it⸣ [...] (MSL SS 1, 121 o ii' 3').

īku[dyke]N birītu[space between]N (// eg[levee] dalbana[space])

[eg₂] dal-ba-na = e-ki be-⸢ri⸣-ti (MB Ura 02 Seg.2, 78).

igāru[wall]N birītu[space between]N (// izzi[wall] dalbana[space])

i-zi dal-ba-an-na = i-gar MIN<(bi-ri-tum)> (K 04342 o ii 18').

[i-zi dal]-⸢ba^?⸣-na = i-ga-ri MIN<(bi-ri-ti)> (CT 19, pl. 02, K 09961+ r i 9''').

⸢iz^?⸣ dal-ba-na = i-ga-ra be-ri-ti (MB Ura 02 Seg.2, 79).

iz-zi dal-ba-an-na = i-gar ⸢MIN⸣<(bi-ri-tum)> (BM 038591 r 2).

iz-zi dal-ba-na = i-ga-ar bi-e-ri-tim (SLT 003 o ii 23).

igāru[wall]N x (// izzi[wall] dalbana[space])

i-zi dal-ba-an = i-[gar ...] (MSL SS 1, 121 o ii' 4').

References for all phrases

dalbana[space]

dal-ba-⸢an⸣ (IM 070209 o ii 26).

dal-⸢ba⸣-[na] (CBS 01862 r i 16'; CUSAS 12, 3.2.01 r iv 25).

dal-ba-an = ⸢bi⸣-[ri-tum] (MSL SS 1, 121 o ii' 2'; CT 19, pl. 02, K 09961+ r i 7''').

[dal]-ba-an-na = bi-ri-tum (K 04342 o ii 16'; BM 038591 o 11'; RA 12, 2, K 04558+ i' 17').

[dal]-⸢ba⸣-na = be-ri-tum (MB Ura 02 Seg.2, 77).

dalbana[space] id[river]

⸢dal⸣-ba-an id₂ (BM 036296 o 1).

dalbana[space] umbin[nail]

⸢dal⸣-ba-na ⸢umbin-ŋu₁₀⸣ = [bi]-⸢ri-it⸣ u₂-ba-na-ti-⸢ia⸣ (MSL 07, 209 V01 o 5; MSL 09, 51 S19, 66 B10 o 9).

ašag[field] dalbana[space]

[a-šag₄] ⸢dal^?⸣-ba-an-na = [...] (LTBA 1, 85 r 5').

a-šag₄ dal-ba-na (OB Nippur Ura 5 109).

e[house] dalbana[space]

e₂ dal-ba-an-na = bi-it MIN<(bi-ri-tum)> (K 04342 o ii 17'; BM 038591 r 1; RA 12, 2, K 04558+ i' 18').

[e₂ dal]-⸢ba^?⸣-na = bi-ti bi-ri-ti (CT 19, pl. 02, K 09961+ r i 8''').

e₂ dal-ba-an = bi-⸢it⸣ [...] (MSL SS 1, 121 o ii' 3').

eg[levee] dalbana[space]

eg₂ ⸢dal⸣-ba-⸢an^?⸣ (HS 1731 o 4').

eg₂ dal-ba-na (OB Nippur Ura 5 377; CUNES 52-10-145 c iv 5').

[eg₂] dal-ba-na = e-ki be-⸢ri⸣-ti (MB Ura 02 Seg.2, 78).

egar[wall] dalbana[space]

e₂-gar₈ dal-ba-na (OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 297).

izzi[wall] dalbana[space]

e₂-zi dal-ba-na (OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 358).

[i-zi] ⸢dal⸣-ba-an-na = [...] (RA 12, 2, K 04558+ i' 19').

iz-zi dal-ba-na (OB Nippur Kagal 524; OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 299).