gala [SINGER] (N)

800 instances

gala [SINGER] N (800x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic wr. gala; gala₁₀ "lamentation singer"

[1] 𒍑𒆪 gala
[2] 𒇽𒁹 gala₁₀
PC ED IIIa ED IIIb Ebla OAkk Lag II Ur III OB Post-OB (unknown)
[1] 51 161 88 14 397 68 21
[2]

19 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (51x/6%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (161x/20%)

Old Akkadian (88x/11%)

Lagash II (14x/2%)

Ur III (397x/50%)

Old Babylonian (68x/9%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (12x/2%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/0%)

Hellenistic (7x/1%)

Senses:

1. lamentation singer (800x/100%)

Akk. kalû.

Bibliography

[2016] I. Peled, AOAT 435 92-145.

[2009] D. Shehata, GBAO 3 55-98.

[2008] U. Gabbay, RAI 51 49-56.

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

[2006] P. Michalowski, JCS 58 49-60.

[2003-2004] W. Sallaberger, JEOL 38 52; 55; 57 n20.

[1998] J. Bauer, Vorsargonische Abschnitt 558-559.

[1995] G. Visicato, Bureaucracy of Šuruppak 105-108.

[1994] F. Pomponio and G. Visicato, ED Šuruppak 33; 62-63.

[1992] M. Sigrist, Drehem 213-214.

[1992] P. Steinkeller and J.N. Postgate, LAT 37.

gala

(OB Nippur Ea 518c; Ea 07 67).

= kalû (CT 11, pl. 39, K 08302 i' 9', i' 10').

Lexical Associations

kalû[lamentation-priest]N (// gala[singer])

gala = ⸢ka⸣-[lu-u] (CT 11, pl. 39, K 08302 i' 9', i' 10').

gala = ka-lu-u-um (CUSAS 12, 1.1.2 o ii 5; Ea 07 67).

kalû[lamentation-priest]N mēsallu[(designation of salt)]AJ (// gala[singer])

gala = MIN<(ka-lu-u)> EME.SAL (CT 12, pl. 40-41, K 00039 r i 39').

References for all phrases

gala[singer]

gala (OB Nippur Ea 518c; CUNES 52-10-146 b iv 2, b iv 7; OB Nippur Lu 653; OrNS 70, 210-211 o ii 23').

gala = ⸢ka⸣-[lu-u] (CT 11, pl. 39, K 08302 i' 9', i' 10').

gala = ka-lu-u-um (CUSAS 12, 1.1.2 o ii 5; Ea 07 67).

gala = MIN<(ka-lu-u)> EME.SAL (CT 12, pl. 40-41, K 00039 r i 39').

gala[singer] SU LI AB

⸢gala⸣ SU LI AB? (CUNES 52-10-146 b iv 11).

gala[singer] gabari[copy]

gala gaba-ri (CUNES 52-10-146 b iv 9).

gala[singer] halatuša[apprentice]

[gala] ⸢ḫal?-la⸣-tuš-a (OB Nippur Lu 654b; OrNS 70, 210-211 o ii 25').

gala[singer] lugal[king]

gala lugal (OB Nippur Lu 656).

gala[singer] lugal[king] us[follow]

gala lugal-ra us₂-sa (OB Nippur Lu 657).

gala[singer] ma-da-ab-us₂

⸢gala⸣ ma-da-ab-us₂ (OB Nippur Lu 658).

gala[singer] mah[great]

gala maḫ (OrNS 70, 210-211 o ii 24').

gala[singer] tur[child]

gala tur (OrNS 70, 210-211 o ii 26').

gala[singer] {d}ab-x

gala dab-⸢x⸣ (CUNES 52-10-146 b iv 8).

gala[singer] šaŋan[flask]

⸢gala⸣ kuššaŋan (CUNES 52-10-146 b iv 10).

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