kal [RARE] V/i (555x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. kal; kal-kal; ka-la; ka "(to be) rare, valuable; (to be) scarce; (to be) concerned with; to make precious; to patch (a garment); to treat as valuable, respect"

See saŋ kal[appreciate]V/t.

[1]	𒆗	kal
[2]	𒆗𒆗	kal-kal
[3]	𒅗𒆷	ka-la
[4]	𒅗	ka
+	--la=l.a (75x/14%); --le=l+e (2x/0%); --le=l.e (12x/2%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			2		4	2	267	161	18	3
[2]						1		78	16
[3]								2
[4]								1

91 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (2x/0%)

Old Akkadian (4x/1%)

Lagash II (3x/1%)

Ur III (267x/48%)

Old Babylonian (242x/44%)

Middle Babylonian (14x/3%)

Neo-Assyrian (14x/3%)

Hellenistic (6x/1%)

unknown (3x/1%)

Verbal prefixes: V ; V.b ; V.m ; V.n ; V.na ; V.na.n ; Vmma.i.n ; ba ; ba.e ; ba.e.ni ; ba.i.b ; ba.n ; ba.ni.b ; bara.m ; ha.V.na ; ha.mu.n ; ha.ra.b ; ha.ra.n ; mu.a ; mu.e ; mu.i.n ; mu.n ; mu.na ; mu.ni.n ; na.V.m ; na.V.n ; na.inga.mu.a.b ; nu ; nu.b ; nu.ba.i.n ; nu.ba.na ; nu.mu.n ; nu.mu.n.da.b ; nu.mu.na ; nu.mu.na.b ; nu.mu.ra.e.b ; u ; u.mu.e .

Senses:

1. (to be) rare, valuable (540x/97%)

2. (to be) scarce

3. (to be) concerned with

4. to make precious [V/t] (14x/3%)

5. to patch (a garment) [V/t] (1x/0%)

6. to treat as valuable, respect [V/t]

Akk. aqāru.

kal

(OB Nippur Ea 335).

= aqru (CT 12, pl. 27, BM 047935 i' 3', i' 4').

Lexical Associations

tenēštu[people]N (// kal[rare])

[kal]-kal-la = te-ni-še-e-tu₂ (TCL 06, 35 o i 47).

waqru[rare one]N (// kal[rare])

kal = aq-ru (CT 11, pl. 29-32, DT 040 r ii 17a; CT 12, pl. 27, BM 047935 i' 3').

waqru[rare]AJ (// kal[rare])

ša[of]DET saŋkal[foremost]AJ ašarēdu[first and foremost]AJ (// kal[rare])

kal = ⸢ša₂⸣ saŋ-kal [a-ša₂-re-du] (CT 12, pl. 27, BM 047935 i' 4').

šūquru[very valuable]AJ (// inim[word] kal[rare])

inim kal-kal-la = su-qu₂-ra-tum (Oriento 23/2, 1-19 r iii 14).

inim kal-la = su-qu₂-rum (Oriento 23/2, 1-19 r iii 13).

waqru[rare one]N (// lu[person] kal[rare])

[lu₂] ⸢kal-la⸣ = ⸢wa-aq-ru⸣ (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.2, 129).

šūquru[very valuable]AJ (// nundum[lip] kal[rare])

nundum kal-kal-la = su-qu₂-ra-tum (Oriento 23/2, 1-19 r iii 40).

atû[(a kind of dark wool)]N (// siki[hair] kal[rare])

[siki kal-kal] = [MIN^?<(a-tu-u])>(blank) MIN<(MI^mut₂)> (CT 18, pl. 17, K 04211 o 11; SpTU 3, 116 o i 3).

[siki] ⸢kal-kal⸣-[la] = a-tu-⸢u₂⸣ [...] (LTBA 1, 52 (+) LTBA 1, 87 o 2'').

kubbû[sewn one]N (// tug[textile] kal[rare])

tug₂ kal-kal-la = kub-bu-u₂ (Rm 0606+ r i 7).

qātu[hand]N x (// šu[hand] kal[rare])

šu ⸢kal-la⸣-ŋu₁₀ = ⸢qa₂-ti⸣ [...] (AUWE 23, 179 r 4').

References for all phrases

kal[rare]

kal (OB Nippur Ea 335; MSL 14, 025 Hd r ii' 4'; N 4023 o 1; MSL 14, 025 Hg o 1'; MSL 14, 025 He r i 1; MSL 14, 018 Bb r ii 35).

kal = ⸢wa⸣-aq-rum (MSL 14, 122-127 09 1009).

kal-la (OB Nippur Lu 783).

nu-mu-na-kal (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 172; MSL 13, 40 B o iv 19').

u₃-kal-kal (OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 480).

[kal]-kal-la = te-ni-še-e-tu₂ (TCL 06, 35 o i 47).

kal = aq-ru (CT 11, pl. 29-32, DT 040 r ii 17a; CT 12, pl. 27, BM 047935 i' 3').

kal = ⸢ša₂⸣ saŋ-kal [a-ša₂-re-du] (CT 12, pl. 27, BM 047935 i' 4').

im[clay] kal[rare]

im kal (OB Nippur Ura 2 333).

⸢im⸣ kal-la (ASJ 09, 289-291 o iv 15'; AlT 445 o ii 9').

im[clay] kal[rare] kud[sweet]

im kal ⸢ku₇^?⸣-[ku₇] (AlT 445 o ii 10').

⸢im⸣ kal-la ku₇^! (ASJ 09, 289-291 o iv 16').

inim[word] kal[rare]

inim kal-kal-la = su-qu₂-ra-tum (Oriento 23/2, 1-19 r iii 14).

inim kal-la = su-qu₂-rum (Oriento 23/2, 1-19 r iii 13).

ki[place] kal[rare]

ki kal-kal (Nippur Nigga 498).

lu[person] kal[rare]

lu₂ kal-la (MSL SS 1, p. 07 C o i frg.2 15'').

lu₂ ⸢kal⸣-la = [wa-aq-rum] (MSL 12, 157 A 148).

[lu₂] ⸢kal-la⸣ = ⸢wa-aq-ru⸣ (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.2, 129).

lu[person] tug[textile] kal[rare]

[lu₂ tug₂] kal-kal (MSL SS 1, p. 07 B i 3).

lu₂ tug₂ kal-kal = mu-ka-di-da (NBC 09830 o i 3).

manu[wood] kal[rare]

^ŋešma-nu kal-la (OB Nippur Ura 1 44a).

munus[woman] kal[rare]

[munus] ⸢kal⸣-la (OB Nippur Lu 704o).

nundum[lip] kal[rare]

nundum kal-kal-la = su-qu₂-ra-tum (Oriento 23/2, 1-19 r iii 40).

siki[hair] kal[rare]

[siki] ⸢kal^?⸣-kal (BM 015780a b i 33).

[siki kal-kal] = [MIN^?<(a-tu-u])>(blank) MIN<(MI^mut₂)> (CT 18, pl. 17, K 04211 o 11; SpTU 3, 116 o i 3).

[siki] ⸢kal-kal⸣-[la] = a-tu-⸢u₂⸣ [...] (LTBA 1, 52 (+) LTBA 1, 87 o 2'').

tug[textile] kal[rare]

tug₂ kal-kal (OB Nippur Ura 4 549c; CBS 4608 + r v 18).

tug₂ kal-kal-la = kub-bu-u₂ (Rm 0606+ r i 7).

šu[hand] kal[rare]

šu ⸢kal-la⸣-ŋu₁₀ = ⸢qa₂-ti⸣ [...] (AUWE 23, 179 r 4').

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