namgala [~LITURGY]

namgala [~LITURGY] (19x: Ur III) wr. nam-gala "the art of lamentation singing" Akk. kalûtu

[1]		nam-gala
+	-0 (19x/100%).

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2 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. the art of lamentation singing (19x/100%)

~ ELA/Ur III/Drehem u₄ nam-gala in-ak Amorites 20 (pl.9) 2; u₄ nam-gala-še₃ i₃-in-ku₄-ra-a AUCT 3, 042 3; u₄ nam-gala-še₃ i₃-in^#-ku₄-ra [...] še BCT 1, 077 9. unknown/Ur III/Drehem 3(diš) ud₅ a-hu-šu-ni aga₃-us₂ u₄ nam-gala-še₃ in-ku₄-ra Princeton 1, 090 6. unknown/Ur III/Umma nam-gala in-ak MVN 20, 173 3.

Akk. kalûtu "lamentation-priesthood".

[1990] T. Krispijn, Akkadica 70 2-3.

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