awīlu
3 Lexical
Lexical Lists
OB-LexOB-Lex: Old Babylonian lexical texts — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) sag = a-wi-lum MSL SS 1, 18: 1 (Sag) DCCLT. new
SB-LexSB-Lex: Standard Babylonian lexical texts — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) lúáš =ditto([ a-me-lu]) AOAT 275, 599 BM 72752 r. i 6 eBL. School tablet. The restoration of a-me-lu is certain (cf. Gesche ibid. 130f.). See Gesche ibid. 133 for discussion (perhaps from a gloss for lúAŠ = amēlu) and further references. new
Commentaries
SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) (comm.) SAG : [ a]-me-lu : K[I :] erṣeti : KI : sinništi CunMon. 49/2, 125 o. 15. Commentary Sakikkû IV 36. new
11. Person, someone
OB-LitOB-Lit: Old Babylonian literary texts — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) ilammad iq–qerbi lā ḫāsisu a-i-lu Pohl 2022, 185 i 11 SEAL “inside, the ignorant man will learn”. with zero-spelling of /w/, cf. Streck/Wasserman 2018: 12. Note a-a-as-sà for awāssa in ii 43, but also a-wi-li (i 35). new
12. Man of high social standing, gentleman
SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) lū saniq pīka lū naṣir atmûka bāltu ša a-me-li (var.: a-me-[l]u ; L[Ú]) lū šūqurā šaptāka Counsels of Wisdom: 28 eBL “may your speech be (carefully) chosen! May your talk be guarded! — (it is) the dignity of a (distinguished) man — may your lips be esteemed!”
13. Human
MB-LitMB-Lit: Middle Babylonian literary texts — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) a-wi-lam māda Gilg. MB Nippur₁ 2 eBL “numerous mankind”. new
Discussion
On the alleged by-form abīlu in Ur III PNN (more likely ＜ ʾpl or aplu), see Hilgert 2002, 239-241.