balaŋ [INSTRUMENT] N (354x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. balaŋ; ^ŋešbalaŋ; ^kušbalaŋ; ba-la-aŋ₂; balaŋ-balaŋ "an instrument, a large drum or harp; a song, lament"

[1]	𒁆	balaŋ
[2]	𒄑𒁆	^ŋešbalaŋ
[3]	𒋢𒁆	^kušbalaŋ
[4]	𒁀𒆷𒉘	ba-la-aŋ₂
[5]	𒁆𒁆	balaŋ-balaŋ
+	--ŋa₂=ŋ.a (11x/3%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		1	15		2	11	95	103	58	5
[2]			1		2		42	6	4	1
[3]								5
[4]								1	1
[5]								1

29 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (1x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (16x/5%)

Old Akkadian (4x/1%)

Lagash II (11x/3%)

Ur III (137x/39%)

Old Babylonian (116x/33%)

Middle Babylonian (5x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (32x/9%)

Neo-Babylonian (11x/3%)

Hellenistic (15x/4%)

unknown (6x/2%)

Senses:

1. an instrument, a large drum or harp (347x/98%)

2. a song, lament (7x/2%)

Akk. balangu.

Bibliography

[2006] N. Brisch, Studies Vanstiphout 41-42.

[2006] J. Cooper, JCS 58 41-42; 44.

[1998] J. Bauer, Vorsargonische Abschnitt 499.

[1995] P. Steinkeller, BiOr 52 698.

[1990] T. Krispijn, Akkadica 70 6-7.

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