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BALAG
English: instrument (ORACC ePSD2 glossary, CC0)
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| eBL name | BALAG |
|---|---|
| Unicode | U+12046 CUNEIFORM SIGN BALAG |
| Sign lists | HZL 225 · LAK 41 · MZL 565 · OBZL 195 · KWU 320 · ABZ 352 |
| Corpus uses | 907 tokens |
| Live count | tablets with “balag” |
English gloss
| balaŋ[instrument]N | instrument | 351 attestations |
| buluŋ[grow]V/t | grow | 36 attestations |
Source: ORACC ePSD2 glossary (CC0).
Readings
balagbalagbulug5bulug5bulunₓbum2gud10gudu10lumhatakaₓ
Also in OGSL: bunₓ, hurₓ, hurinₓ, gudunₓ, dimₓ
Use by period
| Archaic | 21 | |
| Early Dynastic | 104 | |
| Old Akkadian | 56 | |
| Ur III | 410 | |
| Old Babylonian | 180 | |
| Middle Bab./Assyr. | 40 | |
| Hittite | 0 | |
| Neo-Assyrian | 18 | |
| Neo-/Late Babylonian | 15 |
Sign list: eBL (LMU Munich), with OGSL readings and Unicode (ORACC, CC0). Counts: Unread Atlas corpus. Credits.