Elamtu

Akkadian

Etymology

From Sumerian 𒉏𒆠 (elam^ki /⁠Elam⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /eˈlam.tu/

Noun

Elamtu ?

1.  Elam

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒉏𒆠 (NIMki, ELAMki) 𒉏𒈠𒆠 (NIM.MAki, ELAM.MAki)	𒂊𒇴𒋾 (e-lam-ti)

Derived terms

• Elamtiš (“to Elam”)
• elamû (“Elamite”)

 

Descendants

• → Arabic: عِيلَام (ʕīlām)
• → Biblical Hebrew: עֵילָם (ʕelɔ́m)
  • → English: Elam

References

• Miller, Douglas B., Shipp, R. Mark (2014) An Akkadian Handbook, 2nd edition, Eisenbrauns, page 99