lal [SMALL] V/i (16846x) Early Dynastic I-II, Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. lal; lal-lal; bal-lal; lal₂ "(to be) small, little; to make small, reduce, diminish; (to be) insignificant, low-value; dimunition; less (= minus sign); to subtract"

[1]	𒇲	lal
[2]	𒇲𒇲	lal-lal
[3]	𒁄𒇲	bal-lal
[4]	𒇳	lal₂
+	--la=l.a (1x/0%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	1	163	2503		1974	19	12045	112	11	5
[2]			1					9	1	2
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46 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic I-II (1x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIa (163x/1%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (2504x/15%)

Old Akkadian (1974x/12%)

Lagash II (19x/0%)

Ur III (12045x/72%)

Old Babylonian (121x/1%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (2x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (6x/0%)

Neo-Babylonian (2x/0%)

Hellenistic (1x/0%)

unknown (7x/0%)

Verbal prefixes: V.b ; V.b.ta ; V.n ; V.na ; V.na.ta ; V.ni ; V.ra ; V.ra.b ; V.ra.n ; al ; ba ; ba.da ; ba.e ; ba.i ; ba.n ; ba.ni.b ; bara.V.b ; da.i.b ; ha.ba ; inga ; mu.da ; mu.n ; mu.n.da ; mu.ni.b ; na.V.m ; na.ba ; na.n.ba ; na.n.da.b ; nu.ba ; nu.ba.n ; nu.ba.ni ; nu.ba.ni.b .

Senses:

1. (to be) small, little (497x/3%)

2. to make small, reduce, diminish [V/t] (7x/0%)

3. (to be) insignificant, low-value (2x/0%)

4. dimunition [N]

5. less (= minus sign) [O] (16340x/97%)

6. to subtract [V/t]

Akk. maṭû; tamṭâtu.

Bibliography

[2002] J. Høyrup, Lengths Widths Surfaces 45.

[1995/96] B. Jagersma, AfO 42/43 223.

[1984] P. Steinkeller, AuOr 2 139 n12.

lal

= maṭû (K 04263+ o ii 15''; OB Nippur Ea 74; OB Nippur Aa 74:5; Moussaieff OB Aa r i 33, r i 36, r i 38, r i 50, r i 51).

Lexical Associations

ahāru[be(come) behind]V (// lal[small])

lal = u₂-ḫu-⸢rum⸣ (Moussaieff OB Aa r i 50).

daqqu[minute]AJ (// lal[small])

lal = da-⸢qum⸣ (Moussaieff OB Aa r i 33).

haṣābu[break off]V (// lal[small])

lal = ḫa-ṣa-bu-um (Moussaieff OB Aa r i 38).

maṭû[be(come) little]V (// lal[small])

lal = ⸢ma⸣-ṭu-u (K 04263+ o ii 15'').

maṭû[small]AJ (// lal[small])

lal = ma-ṭu₃-u₂-um (Moussaieff OB Aa r i 36).

mādu[many]AJ (// lal[small])

la₂ = ma-a-du (MSL 09, 124-137 o ii 16').

watru[huge]AJ (// lal[small])

la₂ = wa-at-rum (MSL 09, 124-137 o ii 17').

ṣehru[small]AJ (// lal[small])

la₂ = ṣe-eḫ-rum (MSL 09, 124-137 o i 19').

ṣehēru[be(come) small]V (// lal[small])

la₂ = ṣe-ḫe-rum (MSL 09, 124-137 o i 20').

watāru[be(come) outsize]V x (// dirig[exceed] lal[small])

ḫe₂-dirig ⸢nam⸣-bal-⸢la₂⸣ = ⸢li⸣-ti-ir-⸢ma⸣ [...] (MB Ura 01 Seg.7, 15').

ša[that]REL īnu[eye]N maṭû[small]AJ (// lu[person] lal[small])

lu₂ lal-a = ⸢ša i-na-šu ma-ṭu₃⸣-[a] (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.2, 114).

atappu[(small) canal]N (// par[canal] lal[small])

[pa₅] lal = a-tab-ba (MSL SS 1, 006 o 6').

References for all phrases

lal[small]

lal (MSL 14, 021 Dh o? 3'; MSL 14, 020 Db r i' 7'; PBS 12, 01 o i 1, r i' 2'; MSL 14, 019 Br r iii' 2'; OB Nippur Ea 74; MSL 14, 028 Kg r ii 3'; MSL 14, 018 Ai (+) Fg c 14; MSL 14, 021 Di r i' 3'; MSL 14, 019 Ch r ii' 4'; Ist Ni 03366 o i' 3'; MSL 14, 021 Dg o i 4; MSL 14, 020 Cd r iii' 9'; PBS 05, 111 & 127 r iii 20; MSL 14, 021 Dd o 4'; MSL 11, 111 M r i' 6'; MSL 12, 031 H'' r 1; MSL 14, 018 As r iii 2; MSL 14, 018 Bb o ii 28).

lal = ⸢ma⸣-ṭu₃-[u₂-um] (OB Nippur Aa 74:5; MSL 14, 108 15).

lal = ne₂-ra^?-ab-⸢tum⸣ (Moussaieff OB Aa r i 51).

lal = ⸢ṣe⸣-eḫ-rum (MSL 14, 127-131 10 i 33).

lal = u₂-ḫu-⸢rum⸣ (Moussaieff OB Aa r i 50).

lal = da-⸢qum⸣ (Moussaieff OB Aa r i 33).

lal = ḫa-ṣa-bu-um (Moussaieff OB Aa r i 38).

lal = ⸢ma⸣-ṭu-u (K 04263+ o ii 15'').

lal = ma-ṭu₃-u₂-um (Moussaieff OB Aa r i 36).

la₂ = ma-a-du (MSL 09, 124-137 o ii 16').

la₂ = wa-at-rum (MSL 09, 124-137 o ii 17').

la₂ = ṣe-eḫ-rum (MSL 09, 124-137 o i 19').

la₂ = ṣe-ḫe-rum (MSL 09, 124-137 o i 20').

dirig[exceed] lal[small]

ḫe₂-dirig ⸢nam⸣-bal-⸢la₂⸣ = ⸢li⸣-ti-ir-⸢ma⸣ [...] (MB Ura 01 Seg.7, 15').

lu[person] lal[small]

lu₂ lal-a = ⸢ša i-na-šu ma-ṭu₃⸣-[a] (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.2, 114).

par[canal] lal[small]

⸢pa₅ lal⸣ = [...] (MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-1907 o 8').

pa₅ ⸢la₂⸣ = [...] (MSL 11, 022 D o ii' 16').

[pa₅] lal = a-tab-ba (MSL SS 1, 006 o 6').

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