alala [EXPRESSION]

(7 instances)

alala [EXPRESSION] (7x: Ur III, Old Babylonian) wr. e-la-lu; a-la-la "soothing expression"

[1] cuneiform E.LA.LU e-la-lu
[2] cuneiform A.LA.LA a-la-la
+ -0 (7x/100%).
3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 (no date)
[1] 1 3
[2] 3

2 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. soothing expression (7x/100%)

~ ELA/Ur III/Umma e-la-lu AUCT 1, 540 6.

See ETCSL: a-la-la=soothing expression; e-la-lu=type of exclamation.

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