daltum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *dalt- (door). Cognate with Hebrew דֶּלֶת (dɛ́lɛṯ), Ugaritic 𐎄𐎍𐎚 (dlt /⁠daltu⁠/) and Aramaic דַּלְתָּא (daltā).

Pronunciation

Noun

daltum f (construct state dalat, plural dalātum) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. door

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒁕𒀠𒌈 (da-al-tum)
  • 𒊑𒌈 (dal-tum)
  • 𒁕𒀠𒌅 (da-al-tu)

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