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Akkadian
Etymology
From Sumerian 𒈣𒁻 (ma-laḫ₄ /malaḫ/).
Pronunciation
Noun
malāḫum m (plural malāḫū) (from Old Akkadian on)
- sailor, shipwright
Cuneiform spellings
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Phonetic
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- 𒈣𒁻 (MA₂.LAḪ₄)
- 𒈣𒁺𒁺 (MA₂.LAḪ₅)
- 𒇽𒈣𒁻 (LU₂.MA₂.LAḪ₄)
- 𒇽𒈣𒁺𒁺 (LU₂.MA₂.LAḪ₅)
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Descendants
References
- “malāḫum”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), volume 10, M, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1977