kalbum

Akkadian
Root
k-l-b
1 term
๐’Œจ๐’‚ ๐’ŽŒ (kalbลซ)
๐’€ฏ๐’Œจ๐’‚  (kalbum)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *kalb- (โ€œdogโ€). Cognate with Arabic ูƒูŽู„ู’ุจโ€Ž (kalb) and Biblical Hebrew ื›ึถึผืœึถื‘โ€Ž (kษ›ฬlษ›แธ‡).

Pronunciation

Noun

kalbum m (construct state kalab, plural kalbลซ, feminine kalbatum)

  1. dog
  2. dog figurine
  3. (astronomy, with determinative ๐’€ฏ) Hercules (the constellation)

Declension
Declension
singular dual plural
Nominative kalbum kalbฤn kalbลซ
Genitive kalbim kalbฤซn kalbฤซ
Accusative kalbam kalbฤซn kalbฤซ
Construct state kalab
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. Not all of the entries may be attested.

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • ๐’Œจ๐’‚  (UR.GIโ‚‡)
  • ๐’Œจ (UR)
  • ๐’Œจ๐’‚ ๐’ŽŒ (UR.GIโ‚‡.MEล ) (plural)
  • ๐’€ฏ๐’Œจ๐’‚  (MUL.UR.GIโ‚‡) (constellation)
  • ๐’…—๐’€ ๐’๐’Œ (ka-al-bu-um)
  • ๐’‚ต๐’€ ๐’๐’Œ (kaโ‚ƒ-al-bu-um)
  • ๐’…—๐’€ ๐’ (ka-al-bu)
  • ๐’†—๐’ (kal-bu)
  • ๐’ƒฒ๐’…ค (kalโ‚‚-bum)

References
  • โ€œkalbuโ€, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956โ€“2011
  • Black, Jeremy; George, Andrew; Postgate, Nicholas (2000), โ€œkalbu(m)โ€, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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