zarah [WAILING] N (21x) Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian wr. zaraḫ; za-ra-aḫ; zaraḫₓ(KA×SAL); zaraḫₓ(KI.KU.SAG); zaraḫₓ(SAG×SAL) "wailing, lamentation"

[1]	𒊕𒉺𒆸	zaraḫ
[2]	𒍝𒊏𒄴	za-ra-aḫ
[3]		zaraḫₓ(KA×SAL)
[4]	𒆠𒆪𒊕𒆠𒆪𒊕	zaraḫₓ(KI.KU.SAG)
[5]	𒊟𒊟	zaraḫₓ(SAG×SAL)

	OB	Post-OB
[1]	16	1
[2]		1
[3]	1
[4]	1
[5]	1

8 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (19x/90%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/5%)

Neo-Assyrian (1x/5%)

Senses:

1. wailing, lamentation (21x/100%)

Akk. nissatu.

Bibliography

[2006] M. Jaques, Vocabulaire des sentiments 178-179.

[2005] P. Attinger, ZA 95 214.

zarahₓ(|KA×SAL|)

= nissatum (Moussaieff OB Aa o i 41).

zarahₓ(|SAG×SAL|)

= nissatum (CUSAS 12, 1.3.1 o 5).

Lexical Associations

nissatu[wailing]N (// zarah[wailing])

zaraḫ = ni-is-sa₃-[tum] (OECT 04, 153 b 8; CT 12, pl. 40-41, K 00039 o i 32).

zaraḫₓ(KA×SAL) = ni-is-sa-tum (Moussaieff OB Aa o i 41).

zaraḫₓ(KI.KU.SAG) = ni-is-sa₃-[tum] (OECT 04, 153 b 7).

zaraḫₓ(SAG×SAL) = ni-sa₃-tum (CUSAS 12, 1.3.1 o 5).

ša[that]REL libbu[inner body]N nassu[groaning]AJ (// lu[person] šag[heart] zarah[wailing])

[lu₂] šag₄ zaraḫ = ša li-ib-ba-šu na-as-šu (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.2, 163).

References for all phrases

zarah[wailing]