ul [SWELL] V/i (150x) Lagash II, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic wr. ul; ul-ul; nu-le "to swell, (to be) distended; to rejoice; to love; attractiveness; pleasure; rejoicing"

See ul šar[rejoice]V/i.

[1]	𒌌	ul
[2]	𒌌𒌌	ul-ul
[3]	𒉡𒇷	nu-le
+	--la=l.a (23x/15%); --le=l+e (8x/5%); --le=l.e (4x/3%).

	Lag II	OB	Post-OB
[1]	3	109	27
[2]		9
[3]		2

16 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Lagash II (3x/2%)

Old Babylonian (120x/80%)

Middle Assyrian (3x/2%)

Neo-Assyrian (12x/8%)

Neo-Babylonian (4x/3%)

Hellenistic (8x/5%)

Verbal prefixes: na.V.m ; nu ; ša.mu.ra.da.i .

Senses:

1. to swell, (to be) distended (96x/64%)

2. to rejoice (1x/1%)

3. to love [V/t]

4. attractiveness [N] (4x/3%)

5. pleasure [N] (14x/9%)

6. rejoicing [N] (35x/23%)

Akk. habāṣu; menû; ulṣu.

Bibliography

[2006] M. Jaques, Vocabulaire des sentiments 43-45; 49; 55-56; 263 n544; 266-269; 295.

[2005] P. Attinger, ZA 95 214.

ul

= ulṣu (Ea 04 150).

Lexical Associations

rīštu[rejoicing]N (// ul[swell])

ul = MIN.MIN<(ri-ša₂-tu)> (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ o ii 21').

ulṣu[pleasure]N (// ul[swell])

ul = ul-ṣu (Ea 04 150; CT 19, pl. 16, DT 044 r i' 6').

ṣiāhu[laugh]V (// ul[swell])

ul = ṣa-a-[ḫu] (CT 19, pl. 16, DT 044 r i' 8').

rīštu[rejoicing]N (// ul[swell] hili[attractiveness])

ul ḫi-li = ri-ša₂-tu (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ o ii 20').

napšurtu[dissolution]N (// ul[swell] ša[cvve])

ul ^ša₂ša₄ = nap-šur-tum (CT 19, pl. 29, K 04378+ r i' 12').

[ul] ša₄ = nap-šur-tum (CT 19, pl. 26, K 12026+ i' 5').

kiššatu[totality]N (// ul[swell] šar[3600])

[ul šar₂]-ra = kiš-ša₂-tu (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ r? iv 8'; CT 18, pl. 29-30, K 02054 r i 9').

References for all phrases

ul[swell]

ul (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 140).

ul = ⸢ul⸣-[ṣum] (MSL 13, 056 o iv 12).

ul = [...] (CT 19, pl. 16, DT 044 r i' 9').

ul = MIN.MIN<(ri-ša₂-tu)> (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ o ii 21').

ul = ul-ṣu (Ea 04 150; CT 19, pl. 16, DT 044 r i' 6').

ul = ṣa-a-[ḫu] (CT 19, pl. 16, DT 044 r i' 8').

ul[swell] gur[lift]

ul gur₃-ru = mi-nu-u₂-tum (PBS 05, 136 [OBGT XI] v 11').

ul gur₃-ru = [...] (CT 19, pl. 16, DT 044 r i' 11', r i' 12').

ul[swell] hili[attractiveness]

ul ḫi-li = ri-ša₂-tu (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ o ii 20').

ul[swell] maz[swell]

ul ma-az = [...] (CT 19, pl. 16, DT 044 r i' 10').

ul[swell] teŋ[near]

ul teŋ₄-a = ḫa-ab-ṣu-tum (PBS 05, 136 [OBGT XI] v 12').

ul teŋ₄-a = ḫu-bu-ṣum (PBS 05, 136 [OBGT XI] v 13').

ul[swell] ša[cvve]