malla [CONTAINER] N (16x) Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian wr. ^ŋešmalla; ma-la-lum; ^ma-^al-^lamalla; malla "container"

[1]	𒄑𒁍	^ŋeš malla
[2]	𒈠𒆷𒈝	ma-la-lum
[3]	𒈠𒀠𒆷𒁍	^ma-^al-^lamalla
[4]	𒁍	malla

	OB	Post-OB
[1]	7	7
[2]	1
[3]		1
[4]

5 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (8x/50%)

Middle Assyrian (2x/13%)

Middle Babylonian (2x/13%)

Neo-Assyrian (4x/25%)

Senses:

1. container (16x/100%)

Akk. mālalu.

Bibliography

[1997] N. Veldhuis, EEN 120-123.

{ŋeš}malla

= x (CT 11, pl. 43, Rm 0600 r i' 24', r i' 25').

{ŋeš}mulla

= malû (MAOG 3/3 47-55 r ii 41', r ii 42'; CT 11, pl. 43, Rm 0600 r i' 21', r i' 22').

Lexical Associations

malû[be(come) full]V (// malla[container])

^ŋešmulla = ma-lu-u₂ (MAOG 3/3 47-55 r ii 41').

maʾlalu[wooden mortar?]N (// malla[container])

^ŋešmalla = ma-la-lu-u₂ (IrAnt 31,79 282 6).

^ŋešmulla = ma-lal-lum (MAOG 3/3 47-55 r ii 42').

maʾlalu[wooden mortar]N (// malla[container])

⸢^ma⸣-^al-^laBU = ma-la-lu (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o ii 36).

^ŋešmalla = ma-aḫ-la-lum (OB Nippur Diri 182; MSL 15, 008 A r i 22).

References for all phrases

malla[container]

⸢^ŋeš⸣malla (UET 6, 0677 + 0678 + UET 7, 087 + 091 r iii 16'; OB Nippur Ura 1 431; LTBA 1, 079 o v 19'; IB 1512c + o ii 28').

^ŋešmalla = [...] (CT 11, pl. 43, Rm 0600 r i' 24', r i' 25').

[^ŋeš]malla(BU) (CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 d i 3').

^ŋešmulla = [...] (CT 11, pl. 43, Rm 0600 r i' 21', r i' 22').