kibala [REBEL LAND] N (363x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic wr. ki-bala; ki-ba-la; ki-bal-a; ki-bar "rebel land"

[1]	𒆠𒁄	ki-bala
[2]	𒆠𒁀𒆷	ki-ba-la
[3]	𒆠𒁄𒀀	ki-bal-a
[4]	𒆠𒁇	ki-bar
+	--la=l.a (1x/0%).

	ED IIIb	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB
[1]	2	2	6	8	226	114
[2]					2	1
[3]						1
[4]						1

32 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (2x/1%)

Old Akkadian (2x/1%)

Lagash II (6x/2%)

Ur III (8x/2%)

Old Babylonian (228x/63%)

Neo-Assyrian (77x/21%)

Neo-Babylonian (2x/1%)

Hellenistic (38x/10%)

Senses:

1. rebel land (363x/100%)

Akk. māt nukurti.

Bibliography

[2006] M. Jaques, Vocabulaire des sentiments 154.

[2003] D. Edzard, Sumerian Grammar 131.

Lexical Associations

kibalû[rebel land]N (// kibala[rebel land])

ki-bala = ŠU<(kibalû)>^u (K 04342 r i 15'; CT 19, pl. 02, K 09961+ r ii 12').

mātu[land]N nukurtu[enmity]N (// kibala[rebel land])

ki-bala = KUR nu-kur₂-ti (K 04342 r i 17'; CT 19, pl. 02, K 09961+ r ii 14').

mātu[land]N nabalkutu[cross over]V (// kur[mountain] kibala[rebel land])

kur ⸢ki⸣-bala = KUR na-bal-ku-ti (2R 50, K 02035A+ o ii 34').

References for all phrases

kibala[rebel land]

ki-bala (Nippur Nigga 359).