ilu [LAMENT] N (340x) Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic wr. i-lu; li-lu; i₃-lu; i-lu₈ "a lament; a joyful song; oh!; song"

[1]	𒄿𒇻	i-lu
[2]	𒇷𒇻	li-lu
[3]	𒉌𒇻	i₃-lu
[4]	𒄿𒌷	i-lu₈

	OB	Post-OB
[1]	218	115
[2]		4
[3]	3
[4]

13 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (221x/65%)

Middle Assyrian (3x/1%)

Middle Babylonian (4x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (73x/21%)

Neo-Babylonian (18x/5%)

Hellenistic (21x/6%)

Senses:

1. a lament (219x/64%)

2. a joyful song (37x/11%)

3. oh! [J] (22x/6%)

4. song (62x/18%)

Akk. niûtu; qubû.

Word ID: o0030894; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0030894; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)

ilu [LAMENT] (N)

Attested in the following periods:

Senses: