daltum

Akkadian
π’„‘π’…… (daltum)

Etymology

Cognate with Hebrew Χ“ΦΆΦΌΧœΦΆΧͺβ€Ž (dɛ́lΙ›αΉ―), Ugaritic πŽ„πŽπŽš (dlt /daltu/) and Aramaic Χ“Φ·ΦΌΧœΦ°ΧͺΦΈΦΌΧβ€Ž (daltā).

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. door

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • π’•π’€ π’Œˆ (da-al-tum)
  • π’Š‘π’Œˆ (dal-tum)
  • π’•π’€ π’Œ… (da-al-tu)

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