ešla [BAND] N (11x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Lagash II, Ur III, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic wr. eš₂-la₂; ^ŋešeš₂-la₂ "bond; band, belt"

[1]	𒂠𒇲	eš₂-la₂
[2]	𒄑𒂠𒇲	^ŋešeš₂-la₂

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			1			1	3		5
[2]									1

3 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (1x/9%)

Lagash II (1x/9%)

Ur III (3x/27%)

Middle Babylonian (2x/18%)

Neo-Assyrian (2x/18%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/9%)

Hellenistic (1x/9%)

Senses:

1. bond (4x/36%)

2. band, belt (7x/64%)

Akk. markasu; nēbehu.

Lexical Associations

halmatru[(a kind of wood)]N (// ešla[band])

eš₂-⸢la₂⸣ = ḫal-[ma-ad-ru] (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r ii 35).

šummannu[halter]N (// ešla[band])

[eš₂]-la₂ = MIN<(šum-man-nu)> (CT 12, 34-35, K 00197+ r ii 30).

tubalû[belt (for climbing palm trees)]N (// ešla[band] ŋešnimbar[palm])

[^ŋeš]⸢eš₂⸣-la₂ ŋešnimbar = tu-⸢ub-lu-u₂⸣ (MSL SS 1, 014 o ii' 4').

sikkatu[peg]N halmatru[(a kind of wood)]N (// gag[pock] ešla[band])

gag [eš₂-la₂] = si-⸢kat⸣ [MIN<(ḫal-ma-ad-ru])> (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r ii 36).

References for all phrases

ešla[band]

eš₂-⸢la₂⸣ = ḫal-[ma-ad-ru] (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r ii 35).

[eš₂]-la₂ = MIN<(šum-man-nu)> (CT 12, 34-35, K 00197+ r ii 30).

ešla[band] ŋešnimbar[palm]

[^ŋeš]⸢eš₂⸣-la₂ ŋešnimbar = tu-⸢ub-lu-u₂⸣ (MSL SS 1, 014 o ii' 4').

gaʾar[cheese] ešla[band]

LAK490 eš₂-la₂ (ED Vessels and Garments 70).

gag[pock] ešla[band]