ilu [SONG]

(114 instances)

ilu [SONG] (114x: Old Babylonian) wr. i-lu "joyful song; lament" Akk. niûtu; qubû

[1]		i-lu
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6 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. joyful song (114x/100%)

~ LEX/Old Babylonian/unknown lu₂ i-lu di = mu-na-[bu-u₂] OB Lu-Azlag A 245; lu₂ i-lu di = ša şi-[ir-hi-im] OB Lu-Azlag A 246. unknown/Old Babylonian/unknown mu i-lu-ni lugal Clerge d'Ur 174-175 24.

2. lament

Akk. niûtu "a song"; qubû "lamentation".

See ETCSL: i-lu=(sad) song.

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