malag [NEIGHBOR]

(26 instances)

malag [NEIGHBOR] (26x: ED IIIb, Ur III, Old Babylonian) wr. ma-la "female neighbor; secondary wife" Akk. ši'ītu

[1] cuneiform MA.LA ma-la
+ -ga (13x/50%); -0 (13x/50%).
3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 (no date)
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12 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. female neighbor (26x/100%)

~ LEX/Old Babylonian/Nippur ma-la OB Nippur Lu 765; ma-la OB Nippur Lu 766. ELA/ED IIIb/Nippur 1(aš@c) ma-la-ga TMH 5, 038 r i 4. unknown/Ur III/Girsu 1(diš) [...] ma!?-la TCTI 2, 02770 4.

2. secondary wife

Akk. ši'ītu.

See ETCSL: ma-la=girlfriend.

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