madala [BUNDLE]

madala [BUNDLE] (7x: Ur III, Old Babylonian) wr. ma₂-da-la₂; ^ĝešma₂-da-la₂; ^gima₂-da-la₂ "bundle of reeds; raft" Akk. tillatu

[1]		ma₂-da-la₂ (ma₂-da-la₂)
[2]		^ĝešma₂-da-la₂ (^gešma₂-da-la₂)
[3]		^gima₂-da-la₂
+	-0 (7x/100%).

	3500	3000	2500	2000	1500	1000	(no date)
[1]			2	3
[2]			1	1
[3]

5 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. bundle of reeds (7x/100%)

~ LEX/Old Babylonian/Nippur ^ĝišma₂-da-la₂ OB Nippur Ura 1 270; ma₂-da-la₂ OB Nippur Lu 780. LEX/Old Babylonian/unknown lu₂ ma₂-da-la₂ = [ša ti-la-tim] OB Lu-Azlag A 168; lu₂^# ma₂^#-da^#-la₂^# = ša^# ti^#-la^#-tim^# lu2-azlag B and C Seg.2, 130. ELA/Ur III/Girsu ^{geš^#}ma₂-da-la₂-še₃ UgaritForsch 25, 2 9. ELA/Ur III/Umma gi du₃-a u₃ ma₂-da-la₂-a Babyloniaca 8, Pupil 34 1; gi ma₂-da-la₂-bi 3(u) sa TCL 5, 5673 o iii 16.

2. raft

Akk. tillatu "help; reinforcement; a piece of boat equipment".

[2003] M. Civil, St Wilcke 81-82.

See ETCSL: ma₂-da-la₂=grappling hook?.

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