halib [NETHERWORLD] N (10x) Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian wr. ḫalib "Netherworld"

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ḫalib

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
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3 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (4x/40%)

Middle Assyrian (6x/60%)

Senses:

1. Netherworld (10x/100%)

Akk. irkala.

halib

= Irkala (OB Nippur Diri 137; Moussaieff OB Aa o iii 19).

halib za

= bābi erṣetim (Moussaieff OB Aa o iii 20).

hilib

= pān erṣeti (MAOG 3/3 47-55 o ii 52, o ii 53, o ii 54, o ii 55, o ii 56).

Lexical Associations

Dannina[Netherworld]GN (// halib[Netherworld])

ḫilib = dan-ni-na (MAOG 3/3 47-55 o ii 55).

Ganzer[Netherworld]GN (// halib[Netherworld])

ḫilib = ga-an-ze₂-er (MAOG 3/3 47-55 o ii 56).

Irkala[Netherworld]GN (// halib[Netherworld])

ḫalib = ir-ka-la (OB Nippur Diri 137; N 4014 o 5).

ḫilib = ir-kal-la (MAOG 3/3 47-55 o ii 54).

erṣetu[earth]N (// halib[Netherworld])

ḫalib(IGI.KUR) = MIN<(er-ṣe-tu)> (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ o iv 67').

ḫilib = er-ṣe^!-tu (MAOG 3/3 47-55 o ii 53).

pānu[front]N erṣetu[earth]N (// halib[Netherworld])

ḫalib = pa-ni er-ṣe-tim (Moussaieff OB Aa o iii 19).

ḫilib = pa-an er-ṣe^!-ti (MAOG 3/3 47-55 o ii 52).

bābu[gate]N erṣetu[earth]N (// halib[Netherworld] za)

ḫalib za = ba₂-bi er-ṣe-tim (Moussaieff OB Aa o iii 20).

References for all phrases

halib[Netherworld]