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Akkadian
Etymology
Compare Biblical Hebrew אֱוִיל (ʔɛ̆wil, “fool”).
Pronunciation
Noun
awīlum m (plural awīlû) (from Old Akkadian on)
- man
- human being
- person, one
- free citizen
1755–1750 BCE, King Hammurabi of Babylon, translated by OMNIKA Foundation, Hammurabi Code, The Louvre, Law 14:𒋳𒈠 𒀀𒉿𒈝 𒌉 𒀀𒉿𒅆 𒍢𒄴𒊏𒄠 𒅖𒋫𒊑𒅅 𒀉𒁕𒀝- [šumma awīlum mār awīlim ṣeḫram ištariq iddâk]
- šum-ma a-wi-lum DUMU a-wi-lim ṣe-eḫ-ra-am iš-ta-ri-iq id-da-ak
- If a free man has kidnapped the young son of a free man, he will be executed.
Cuneiform spellings
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Phonetic
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- 𒇽 (LU₂)
- 𒇽𒎌 (LU₂.MEŠ) (plural)
- 𒈾 (NA) (Standard Babylonian)
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- 𒀀𒉿𒈝 (a-wi-lum)
- 𒀀𒉿𒇻 (a-wi-lu)
- 𒀀𒈨𒇻 (a-me-lu)
- 𒀀𒈪𒇻 (a-mi-lu)
- 𒀀𒉿𒇻𒌑 (a-wi-lu-u₂) (plural)
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Derived terms