daltum

Akkadian

Etymology

Cognate with Hebrew דֶּלֶת (dɛ́lɛṯ), Ugaritic 𐎄𐎍𐎚 (dlt /⁠daltu⁠/) and Aramaic דַּלְתָּא (daltā).

Pronunciation

Noun

daltum f (construct state dalat, plural dalātum) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. door

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒁕𒀠𒌈 (da-al-tum)
  • 𒊑𒌈 (dal-tum)
  • 𒁕𒀠𒌅 (da-al-tu)

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