alala [EXPRESSION] J (40x) Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. e-la-lu; a-la-la; e-la-al; a-li-la-lu; e-le-lu; el-la₂ "soothing expression; an exclamation"

[1]	𒂊𒆷𒇻	e-la-lu
[2]	𒀀𒆷𒆷	a-la-la
[3]	𒂊𒆷𒀠	e-la-al
[4]	𒀀𒇷𒆷𒇻	a-li-la-lu
[5]	𒂊𒇷𒇻	e-le-lu
[6]	𒂖𒇲	el-la₂

	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	1	18	12	1
[2]		3
[3]			2
[4]			1
[5]			1
[6]			1

6 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Ur III (1x/3%)

Old Babylonian (21x/53%)

Neo-Assyrian (13x/33%)

Hellenistic (4x/10%)

unknown (1x/3%)

Senses:

1. soothing expression (21x/53%)

2. an exclamation (19x/48%)

Lexical Associations

zammeru[singer]N (// alala[expression])

e-⸢la-lu⸣ = za-am-me-ru (CT 12, pl. 40-41, K 00039 o i 9).

References for all phrases

alala[expression]

e-⸢la-lu⸣ = za-am-me-ru (CT 12, pl. 40-41, K 00039 o i 9).

Bibliography

[2003] D. Edzard, Sumerian Grammar 167.

Word ID: o0023902; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0023902; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)

alala [EXPRESSION] (J)

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