tīlum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *tall- (hill). Cognate with Arabic تَلّ (tall) and Biblical Hebrew תֵּל (tel).

Pronunciation

Noun

tīlum m (plural tīlū) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. mound, heap, tell
    𒇯 𒀀𒁍𒁉𒅎 [tīl abūbim]DU₆ a-bu-bi-imhill of ruins made by the Deluge

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒋾𒄿𒈝 (ti-i-lum)
  • 𒋾𒇻 (ti-lu)

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