adab [DRUM]

adab [DRUM] (42x: Old Babylonian) wr. a-da-ab; a-da-ba "a drum; a song" Akk. adapu

[1]		a-da-ab
[2]		a-da-ba
+	-0 (42x/100%).

	3500	3000	2500	2000	1500	1000	(no date)
[1]				33
[2]		7

4 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. a drum (42x/100%)

~ LEX/Old Babylonian/Nippur [a-da]-ab^# OB Nippur Lu 612a. ELA/ED IIIb/Girsu a-da-ba^# VS 25, 011 r iv 1; a-da-ba VS 25, 071 r iv 5; a-da-ba RA 71, 102 o xii 16. ELA/ED IIIb/unknown a-da-ba Nik 1, 009 r iii 4. unknown/ED IIIb/unknown a-da^#-ba HSS 03, 15 r ii 11; a-da-ba HSS 03, 16 r iii 6; a-da-ba FAOS 15/2, p. 653, 119 r ii 12.

2. a song

Akk. adapu "a musical instrument".

[1990] T. Krispijn, Akkadica 70 3-4.

[1975] C. Wilcke, Studies Jacobsen 262; 266-273.

See ETCSL: a-da-ab=type of drum and composition.

ePSD contacts: Steve Tinney and Philip Jones.