ellu I (fem. elletu)
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Meanings:
pure, clear; glazed
de:German: Deutsch rein, klar; glasiert
fr:French: Français pur, limpide ; vitrifié
Distribution: OBOB: Old Babylonian (ca. 2000–1600 BCE), SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE)
Grammar:
pos: adj.Adjectiveroot: ʾllI/ʾ; I/e; II/gem (primae ʾaleph, mediae geminatae)pattern: PaRSverbal adjective of roots i--gem.
Etymology: Derived ＜ elēlu I
1 Lexical
OB-LexOB-Lex: Old Babylonian lexical texts — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) sag-sikil = e-le-tum MSL SS 1, 20 ii 19 (Sag) DCCLT. new
2Further Attestations
SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) ina agurru utūni KÙ-tim kisalli TN urabbīma tallaktašu kīma ūme unammir RINAP 5/3, 78: 8 “he enlarged the courtyard of TN with glazed baked brick(s) from the furnace and made its walkway shine like the day(light)”.
SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) karāna ⸢el⸣-lu (∥ K[Ù]) Ludlul V 58 eBL “pure wine”. (as libation).