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Akkadian
Etymology
From π (ilum, βgodβ) + -π (-tum, feminine suffix). Akin to Arabic Ψ₯ΩΩΩΨ§ΩΩΨ© (ΚilΔha) and Biblical Hebrew ΧΦ΅ΧΦΈΧ (ΚelΙΜ).
Pronunciation
Noun
iltum f (construct state ilat, plural ilΔtum, masculine ilum) (Old Akkadian, Babylonian, Old Assyrian)
- goddess
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References
- βiltuβ, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956β2011
- Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) βiltu(m)β, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag