meliʾeʾa [EXCLAMATION] J (44x) Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. me-li-e-a; me-e-li-ia; me-li-i-a; ma-al-la; me-e-le-me-a; me-li-a "an exclamation"

[1]	𒈨𒇷𒂊𒀀	me-li-e-a
[2]	𒈨𒂊𒇷𒅀	me-e-li-ia
[3]	𒈨𒇷𒄿𒀀	me-li-i-a
[4]	𒈠𒀠𒆷	ma-al-la
[5]	𒈨𒂊𒇷𒈨𒀀	me-e-le-me-a
[6]	𒈨𒇷𒀀	me-li-a

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]								25	9
[2]								4
[3]								3
[4]										1
[5]								1
[6]								1

7 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (34x/77%)

Neo-Assyrian (6x/14%)

Hellenistic (3x/7%)

unknown (1x/2%)

Senses:

1. an exclamation (44x/100%)

Akk. inimma.

Bibliography

[2003] D. Edzard, Sumerian Grammar 169.

References for all phrases

mu[year] meliʾeʾa[exclamation]

mu me-li-[e-a] (OB Nippur Lu 511b).

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