iltum

Akkadian

Etymology

From π’€­ (ilum, β€œgod”) +β€Ž -π’Œˆ (-tum, feminine suffix). Akin to Arabic Ψ₯ΩΩ„ΩŽΨ§Ω‡ΩŽΨ© (Κ”ilāha) and Biblical Hebrew ΧΦ΅ΧœΦΈΧ” (Κ”elɔ́).

Pronunciation

Noun

iltum f (construct state ilat, plural ilātum, masculine ilum) (Old Akkadian, Babylonian, Old Assyrian)

  1. goddess

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic Mixed
  • π’€­ (DINGIR)
  • (Standard Babylonian) π’€­π’Š© (DINGIR.MUNUS)
  • π’…‹π’Œˆ (il-tum)
  • (acc) π’…‹π’‹«π’„  (il-ta-am)
  • (gen) 𒅋𒁴 (il-tim)
  • (non-mimated) π’…‹π’Œ… (il-tu)
  • (construct state) π’„Ώπ’†·π’€œ (i-la-at)
  • (construct state) 𒄿𒆳 (i-lat)
  • (non-mimated pl) π’„Ώπ’†·π’Œ… (i-la-tu)
  • (gen pl) 𒄿𒆷𒀀𒁴 (i-la-a-tim)
  • (construct state) π’€­π’€œ (DINGIR-at)

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