Igigū

Akkadian

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Igigū m pl

1. (plural only, Old Babylonian, Standard Babylonian) Igigi, a collective name for the "great gods"
2. (plural only, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian) Igigi, the gods of heaven (as opposed to the Anunnakkū, the gods of the netherworld)

Alternative forms

• Igigû, Igīgū, Igigi

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒀭𒉣𒃲𒂊𒉈 (dNUN.GAL.E.NE) 𒀭𒉣𒃲𒎌 (dNUN.GAL.MEŠ) 𒀭𒐞 (dDIŠ+U, GEŠ₂+U)	𒄿𒄀𒄖 (i-gi-gu) 𒄿𒄀𒄀 (i-gi-gi) 𒄿𒄄𒄖 (i-gi₄-gu) 𒐊𒁹𒁹 (i₂-gi₃-gi₃)

References

• Miller, Douglas B., Shipp, R. Mark (2014) An Akkadian Handbook, 2nd edition, Eisenbrauns, page 109

Further reading

• Igigi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia