mala [BOAT] N (254x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. ma₂-la₂-a; ma₂-la₂; ^gima₂-la₂; ^ŋešma₂-la₂; ma₂-la-la₂ "freight boat; boat-loading?"

[1]	𒈣𒇲𒀀	ma₂-la₂-a
[2]	𒈣𒇲	ma₂-la₂
[3]	𒄀𒈣𒇲	^gima₂-la₂
[4]	𒄑𒈣𒇲	^ŋešma₂-la₂
[5]	𒈣𒆷𒇲	ma₂-la-la₂

	ED IIIb	Ur III	OB	Post-OB
[1]		221
[2]		18	3	1
[3]			3	2
[4]	1		3	1
[5]				1

16 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (1x/0%)

Ur III (239x/94%)

Old Babylonian (9x/4%)

Middle Babylonian (2x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (2x/1%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/0%)

Senses:

1. freight boat (252x/99%)

2. boat-loading? (2x/1%)

Bibliography

[2009] W. Heimpel, Workers 203 n144.

[2003] M. Civil, St Wilcke 81 wn15.

Lexical Associations

qanû[reed]N malallê[(a type of freight boat)]N (// mala[boat])

qanû[reed]N malallû[(a type of freight boat)]N (// mala[boat])

⸢^gima₂⸣-la₂ = MIN<(qa-an)> ma-lal-le gi-[šal-lu] (RA 14, 79, K 00152+ o i 9; K 00208+ r i 9').

qanû[reed]N malallû[(a type of freight boat)]N (// gi[reed] mala[boat])

[gi] ⸢ma₂⸣-la₂ = MIN<(qa-an)> ma-lal-le-e gi-šal-li (BM 076024 o 11').

References for all phrases

mala[boat]

^gima₂-lal (OB Nippur Ura 2 180; CUNES 48-09-174 o 2, r 2).

^ŋešMIN<(ma₂-)>la-la₂ = MIN (Syria 12, 228, 05 b.e. 4).

[^ŋeš]⸢ma₂⸣-la₂ (Anonymous 447996 r ii 36; Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 r iii 8).

⸢^gima₂⸣-la₂ = MIN<(qa-an)> ma-lal-le gi-[šal-lu] (RA 14, 79, K 00152+ o i 9; K 00208+ r i 9').

gi[reed] mala[boat]

[gi] ⸢ma₂⸣-la₂ = MIN<(qa-an)> ma-lal-le-e gi-šal-li (BM 076024 o 11').

lu[person] mala[boat]

lu₂ ma₂-lal (RSM 79 o 4').

lu₂ ma₂-lal = [ša ma-la-li-im] (MSL 12, 157 A 167).

Word ID: o0033821; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0033821; version 2.7.2 (built 2024-08-31)

mala [BOAT] (N)

Attested in the following periods:

Senses:

Bibliography

Lexical Associations