bēlu
5Attestations
OB-LitOB-Lit: Old Babylonian literary texts — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) PN dannum be-al mātišu RIME 4, 9: 3 “PN, the mighty, ruler of the land”. Inscription from the time of Išbī-Erra of Isin. On the archaizing form be-al see Wende 2022, 73. new
OB-LitOB-Lit: Old Babylonian literary texts — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) massuʾam ētepšem emqem be-el uznim RIME 4, 40 ii 16 “leader, the capable, wise one, lord of wisdom”. Note the exceptional acc. ending -em in ētepšem and emqem, see Streck 2022, 55 §2.70l. new
SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) In bēl ṣālti “opponent, adversary” itti EN ṣāltika ē tultammin Counsels of Wisdom: 42 eBL “do not exchange bad treatment with your adversary!” see also A+54.
SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) amātu aruštu [be]-la-ša (∥ be-el-šú; ⸢EN⸣ [meš-šú]) urraš amātu ebbetu [be-la]-ša (∥ be-el-šú; ENmeš-šú) ubbab Counsels of Wisdom: A+46-47 eBL “a dirty affair dirties its participant(s), a clean affair cleans its participant(s)”.
SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) kī ša ... ana ša imḫû be-la-šu (∥ be-la-šú ; EN-šú) imšû Ludlul II 21 eBL “like one who, as if gone mad, forgot his lord”.