mayyālum

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Akkadian

Root
n-y-l
2 terms

Etymology

From 𒈿 (niālum).

Pronunciation

Noun

mayyālum m (plural mayyālū) (Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Mari, Boghazkeui, Nuzi)

  1. bed, sleeping place, resting place
    Synonym: 𒄑𒈿 (eršum)
  2. (euphemistic) grave

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References

  • “majālu”, 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) “mayyālu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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