pētḫallu
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Meanings:
riding horse; (cavalry) rider
de:German: Deutsch Reitpferd; (Kavallerie-)Reiter
fr:French: Français cheval de selle ; cavalier
Distribution: SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE)
Grammar:
pos: subst.Substantive
Etymology: Compound ＜ pētû + ḫallu I
1Attestations
SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) 20 lúgudūdū ša A-ra-mu illikūnimma ištēn lúU₅ (rakbû/rākibu?) šá pét-ḫal-lu ša maṣṣarti ina libbi ušazzizu iṣṣabtaššunūti RIMB 2, 298 iii 15 “20 marauders of Arameans came but the one cavalry rider, which I stationed for guard duty there, has caught them”.
Discussion
Lit. “crotch/thigh opener.”