kalbatu
11. A tool
MB-EmarMB-Emar: Middle Babylonian texts from Emar (ca. 1500–1200 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) 1 ka-⸢al⸣-ba-tum URUDU RE, 69: 11 “1 copper bitch”. As a tool, listed between “1 cart” and “1 copper axe”. Cf., perhaps, kalappu, which is however masc. in sg. with a fem. pl. new
12. Other
MB-EmarMB-Emar: Middle Babylonian texts from Emar (ca. 1500–1200 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) eqel mērešu ina nārān ina ka-al-ba-ti AuOr Suppl. 1, 55: 1 “farmland in between the rivers, in/among k.” Uncert. (Flurname?). Arnaud 1991, 11 interprets the word as qalbātu “well” (cf. Arab. qalībun). new
13. In rabī kalbātim 'overseer of the bitches'
OAOA: Old Assyrian (ca. 1900–1700 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) maḫar PN rabī kà-al-ba-tim AKT 3, 41: 18 “before PN, the overseer of the bitches”. Referring to hunting dogs?. See also Chantre 2: 22'; kt c/k 1641: 17 (Albayrak 2005, 98); kt g/t 36: 8, 10, 12 (Bilgiç 1964, 148). See Veenhof 2008, 221. new
24. Further Attestations
OB-LitOB-Lit: Old Babylonian literary texts — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) ka-al-ba-tam uššar CUSAS 10, 10: 43 SEAL “I will release the bitch”. referring to a woman. new
SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) šārat NIG (|| MUNUS) ṣalimti Sakikkû XXVIII 4 “hair of a black bitch (|| woman)”. Corresponds to 11–13 in Heeßel 2000. new