bêlu
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Variant: OAOA: Old Assyrian (ca. 1900–1700 BCE) beʾālu, pêlu,
peʾālu
(Ass.)
Meanings:
to rule (over)
de:German: Deutsch herrschen, beherrschen
fr:French: Français régner, dominer
Distribution: OAkk onward(s)OAkk onward(s): Old Akkadian onwards (ca. 2350 BCE onwards)
Grammar:
pos: v.Verbroot: bʾlII/ʾ (mediae ʾaleph; schwaches ʾ, e-Vokal) – e/e (<a/a)e/e class (from a/a, with vowel coloring)stem: GG-stem (Grundstamm/Basic stem), DD-stem (Doubled stem/Intensive), NN-stem (Reflexive/Passive stem)
Logogram: EN
Etymology: Inherited Cf. PS *bʿl “to own,” see Kogan 2011, 237 (SEDo). Denom. from bēlu?
3GG-stem (Grundstamm/Basic stem)
OB-LitOB-Lit: Old Babylonian literary texts — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) GG-stem (Grundstamm/Basic stem) [..]. qātīma i-bé-al Pohl 2022, 121: 23 SEAL “with(?) both hands he rules over [..].” archaizing form. new
SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) GG-stem (Grundstamm/Basic stem) [... k]al nišī li-be-el-ma (∥ li-bé[l-ma] Ludlul V 84 eBL “he shall rule all mankind”.
SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) GG-stem (Grundstamm/Basic stem) [... n]išī ṣalmat ⸢qaqqadi !⸣ li-be-el-ma Ludlul V 103 eBL “[...] he shall rule the black-headed [pe]ople”.