ilum

Akkadian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈi.lum/

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

• ilu (non-mimated)
• elum, elu

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic	Mixed
𒀭 (DINGIR) (rare) 𒀭𒍑 (DINGIR.NITA) (plural) 𒀭𒀭 (DINGIR.DINGIR) (plural) 𒀭𒂊𒉈 (DINGIR.E.NE) (plural) 𒀭𒎌 (DINGIR.MEŠ) (plural) 𒀭𒄭𒀀 (DINGIR.ḪI.A)	𒄿𒈝 (i-lum) 𒄿𒇻 (i-lu) (genitive plural) 𒉌𒉌 (i₃-li₂)	𒀭𒈝 (DINGIR-lum) (plural, Middle Assyrian) 𒀭𒎌𒉌 (DINGIR.MEŠ-ni)

Derived terms

• iltum

Related terms

• bēl lā ilim