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Akkadian
Etymology
Unknown. Compare Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl).
Pronunciation
Noun
guḫlum m (Standard Babylonian)
- kohl, antimony paste (used as eye paint)
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- 𒄖𒄴𒈝 (gu-uḫ-lum)
- 𒄖𒄴𒇻 (gu-uḫ-lu)
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References
- “guḫlu”, 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) “guḫlu”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag