ilum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔil- (“deity”). Cognate with Arabic إِلٰه (ʔilāh) and Biblical Hebrew אֵל (ʔel).

Pronunciation

Noun

ilum m (construct state il or ili, dual ilān, plural ilū or ilānū, feminine iltum) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. god, deity

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic Mixed
  • 𒀭 (DINGIR)
  • (rare) 𒀭𒍑 (DINGIR.NITA)
  • (plural) 𒀭𒀭 (DINGIR.DINGIR)
  • (plural) 𒀭𒂊𒉈 (DINGIR.E.NE)
  • (plural) 𒀭𒎌 (DINGIR.MEŠ)
  • (plural) 𒀭𒄭𒀀 (DINGIR.ḪI.A)
  • 𒄿𒈝 (i-lum)
  • 𒄿𒇻 (i-lu)
  • (genitive plural) 𒉌𒉌 (i₃-li₂)
  • 𒀭𒈝 (DINGIR-lum)
  • (plural, Middle Assyrian) 𒀭𒎌𒉌 (DINGIR.MEŠ-ni)

Derived terms

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