pahal [SECRET] N (64x) Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. pa₄-ḫal; pa-ḫal "secret; treasure; narrow place; dire straits; sick; restless"

[1]	𒉽𒄬	pa₄-ḫal
[2]	𒉺𒄬	pa-ḫal
+	--la=l+a (2x/3%); --la=l.a (54x/84%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]								32	6	4
[2]							11	10		1

14 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Ur III (11x/17%)

Old Babylonian (42x/66%)

Neo-Assyrian (5x/8%)

Hellenistic (1x/2%)

unknown (5x/8%)

Senses:

1. secret (4x/6%)

2. treasure

3. narrow place

4. dire straits (56x/88%)

5. sick [AJ] (1x/2%)

6. restless [AJ] (3x/5%)

Akk. niṣirtu; pušqu.

Lexical Associations

alāku[go]V (// pahal[secret])

pa₄-ḫal = i-tal-lu-ku (CT 11, pl. 29-32, DT 040 r ii 43).

niṣirtu[treasure]N (// pahal[secret])

pa₄-ḫal = ni-ṣir-tum (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ r i 38).

pušqu[narrowness]N (// pahal[secret])

pa₄-ḫal = pu-uš-qu (CT 11, pl. 29-32, DT 040 r ii 44).

zittu[share]N (// pahal[secret])

pa₄-ḫal = zi-it-tum (K 02021A+ o ii 5).

References for all phrases

pahal[secret]