π’€­π’†˜

Akkadian

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian π’€­π’†˜ (dalad /⁠alad⁠/, β€œmale protective spirit”)

Logogram

π’€­π’†˜ β€’ (dALAD)

  1. Sumerogram of Ε‘Δ“dum (male protective spirit)

Sumerian

Signs in this term
π’€­ π’†˜

Etymology

From π’€­ (d, determinative for deities) +β€Ž π’†˜ (alad, β€œa type of spirit”).

Proper noun

π’€­π’†˜ β€’ (dalad /alad/)

  1. an alad spirit (a male tutelary deity, corresponding to the Akkadian Ε‘Δ“dum)
    Coordinate term: (female counterpart) π’€­π’†— (dlammar /⁠lammar⁠/)

References

  • β€œπ’€­π’†˜ (alad)” in ePSD2

Further reading

Shedu on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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