alan [IMAGE] N (693x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, Uncertain, unknown wr. alan; ^urudalan; alan-na; ^na₄alan; alan^zabar; ^ŋešalan; alan^kug-^babbar; alan^kug-^sig₁₇; a-la; a-lam; ^alalan; ^dalan "image; form; statue, figurine; deified statue"

[1]	𒀩	alan
[2]	𒍏𒀩	^urudalan
[3]	𒀩𒈾	alan-na
[4]	𒉌𒌓𒀩	^na₄alan
[5]	𒀩𒌓𒅗𒁇	alan^zabar
[6]	𒄑𒀩	^ŋešalan
[7]	𒀩𒆬𒌓	alan^kug-^babbar
[8]	𒀩𒆬𒄀	alan^kug-^sig₁₇
[9]	𒀀𒆷	a-la
[10]	𒀀𒇴	a-lam
[11]	𒀠𒀩	^alalan
[12]	𒀭𒀩	^dalan
+	--na=n.a (1x/0%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			59		13	15	235	196	23	4
[2]							14	62	2
[3]			1		6	17	11	1
[4]							1	6	7
[5]								3	5
[6]							1	3
[7]								1	1
[8]									2
[9]								1
[10]									1
[11]									1
[12]					1

41 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (60x/9%)

Old Akkadian (20x/3%)

Lagash II (32x/5%)

Ur III (262x/38%)

Old Babylonian (273x/39%)

Middle Babylonian (11x/2%)

Neo-Assyrian (20x/3%)

Neo-Babylonian (6x/1%)

Hellenistic (5x/1%)

Uncertain (1x/0%)

unknown (3x/0%)

Senses:

1. image (426x/61%)

2. form (8x/1%)

3. statue, figurine (258x/37%)

4. deified statue (1x/0%)

Akk. lānu; ṣalmu.

Bibliography

[2006] W. Sommerfeld, Akkadian Language 60-61.

[2005] P. Attinger, ZA 95 272.

[2003-2004] R. Maaijer and B. Jagersma, AfO 50 354.

[1998] M. Krebernik, Die Texte aus Fara 260.

Word ID: o0023912; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0023912; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)