ilum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔil- (“deity”). Cognate with Arabic إِلٰه‎ (ʔilāh) and Biblical Hebrew אֵל‎ (ʔel).

Pronunciation

Noun

ilum m (construct state il or ili, dual ilān, plural ilū or ilānū, feminine iltum) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. god, deity

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic Mixed
  • 𒀭 (DINGIR)
  • 𒀭𒍑 (DINGIR.NITA) (rare)
  • 𒀭𒀭 (DINGIR.DINGIR) (plural)
  • 𒀭𒂊𒉈 (DINGIR.E.NE) (plural)
  • 𒀭𒎌 (DINGIR.MEŠ) (plural)
  • 𒀭𒄭𒀀 (DINGIR.ḪI.A) (plural)
  • 𒀭𒈝 (DINGIR-lum)
  • 𒀭𒎌𒉌 (DINGIR.MEŠ-ni) (plural, Middle Assyrian)

Derived terms
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