līliātum

Akkadian

Etymology

From 𒇷𒈝 (līlum, “night”) +‎ -𒀀𒌈 (-ātum, plural feminine suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

līliātum f pl (Old Akkadian, Babylonian)

  1. evening, night
    Synonyms: 𒇷𒈝 (līlum), 𒈪 (mūšum), 𒈪 (mušītum)
    Antonym: 𒌓 (ūmum)

Alternative forms
  • līliātu (non-mimated)
  • līlâtum, līlâtu
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒇷𒇷𒀀𒌈 (li-li-a-tum)
  • 𒇷𒆷𒀀𒌈 (li-la-a-tum)

Derived terms
  • līliattam (“in the evening”)

References
  • “līlâtu”, 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) “līliātum”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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