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

References
  • β€œiltu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)β€Ž, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) β€œiltu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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