gala [VULVA] N (132x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic wr. gal₄-la; gal₄; ga-la-e; ga-na; gal₄^ga-^la-la; gal₄^gal-^la-la; gal₄^qa-^al-^lala; ^uzugal₄ "female genitals, vulva"

See siki gala[pubic hair]N.

[1]	𒊩𒆷	gal₄-la
[2]	𒊩	gal₄
[3]	𒂵𒆷𒂊	ga-la-e
[4]	𒂵𒈾	ga-na
[5]	𒊩𒂵𒆷𒆷	gal₄^ga-^la-la
[6]	𒊩𒃲𒆷𒆷	gal₄^gal-^la-la
[7]	𒊩𒋡𒀠𒆷𒆷	gal₄^qa-^al-^lala
[8]	𒍜𒊩	^uzu gal₄

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]								104	9
[2]		6						4	3
[3]								1
[4]							1
[5]									1
[6]									1
[7]									1
[8]									1

30 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (6x/5%)

Ur III (1x/1%)

Old Babylonian (109x/83%)

Neo-Assyrian (14x/11%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/1%)

Hellenistic (1x/1%)

Senses:

1. female genitals, vulva (132x/100%)

Akk. biṣṣūru.

Bibliography

[2006] M. Civil, Studies Leichty 58.

galla₄

= biṣṣūru (Ea 05 228).

gal₄

= biṣṣūru (Ea 05 227).

gal₄-la

= ūru (CT 18, pl. 21, DT 105 o i' 10', o i' 11', o i' 12', o i' 13', r i 1, r i 2).

Lexical Associations

biṣṣūru[female genitals]N (// gala[vulva])

galla₄ = [MIN<(bi-iṣ-ṣu-ru])> (Ea 05 228).

gal₄ = [bi-iṣ-ṣu-ru] (Ea 05 227).

gal₄-la = bi-iṣ-ṣu-rum (CT 18, pl. 21, DT 105 o i' 11', r i 2).

⸢gal₄⸣^ga-^la-la = bi-iṣ-ṣu₂-ru (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ o i 20').

ūru[nakedness]N (// gala[vulva])

gal₄-la = u₂-ru (OECT 04, 152 d i 16; CT 18, pl. 21, DT 105 o i' 10', r i 1).

gal₄^qa-^al-^lala = u₂-ru (K 02039 o i 12').

[^uzugal₄] = u₂-ru MIN<(bi-iṣ-ṣu-ru)> (CT 14, pl. 03-04, K 04205+ o i' 10').

ūru[nakedness]N biṣṣūru[female genitals]N (// gala[vulva])

gal₄-la = MIN<(u₂-ru)> MIN<(bi-iṣ-ṣu-rum)> (CT 18, pl. 21, DT 105 o i' 12', o i' 13').

sinbu[sanitary towel]N (// niŋdara[rag] gala[vulva] sir[bind])

⸢^tug₂⸣niŋ₂-⸢dara₂⸣ gal₄-la sir₂-ra = si-in-bu MIN<(u₂-la-pi)> MIN<(da-mu)> (SpTU 3, 116 o i 45).

References for all phrases

gala[vulva]

galla₄ = [...] (CT 12, pl. 24, BM 038129 r i 4').

gal₄-la (OB Nippur Lu 379, 380).

galla₄ = [MIN<(bi-iṣ-ṣu-ru])> (Ea 05 228).

gal₄ = [bi-iṣ-ṣu-ru] (Ea 05 227).

gal₄-la = bi-iṣ-ṣu-rum (CT 18, pl. 21, DT 105 o i' 11', r i 2).

⸢gal₄⸣^ga-^la-la = bi-iṣ-ṣu₂-ru (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ o i 20').

gal₄-la = u₂-ru (OECT 04, 152 d i 16; CT 18, pl. 21, DT 105 o i' 10', r i 1).

gal₄^qa-^al-^lala = u₂-ru (K 02039 o i 12').

[^uzugal₄] = u₂-ru MIN<(bi-iṣ-ṣu-ru)> (CT 14, pl. 03-04, K 04205+ o i' 10').

gal₄-la = MIN<(u₂-ru)> MIN<(bi-iṣ-ṣu-rum)> (CT 18, pl. 21, DT 105 o i' 12', o i' 13').

gala[vulva] ŋeštug[ear]

gal₄-la ŋeštug₂-ŋu₁₀ (OB Nippur Ugumu 146).

niŋdara[rag] gala[vulva] sir[bind]

⸢^tug₂⸣niŋ₂-⸢dara₂⸣ gal₄-la sir₂-ra = si-in-bu MIN<(u₂-la-pi)> MIN<(da-mu)> (SpTU 3, 116 o i 45).

siki[hair] gala[vulva]

siki gal₄-la (OB Nippur Lu 381).

uzu[flesh] gala[vulva]

[uzu] gal₄^gal-^la-la = [...] [...] (RA 019, 079-080 o 3').

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