awīltum

Akkadian

Etymology

From 𒀀𒉿𒈝 (awīlum) +‎ -𒌈 (-tum, feminine marker).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /aˈwiːl.tum/

Noun

awīltum f (plural awīlātum) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

1. (free) woman, lady

   𒀀𒉿𒅋𒌈 𒌑𒌌 𒍢𒄴𒊑𒀉 𒊏𒁉𒀜

   [awīltum ul ṣeḫret rabiat]

   a-wi-il-tum u₂-ul ṣe-eḫ-re-et ra-bi-at

   The lady is not too young, she is grown up.

2. female, feminine
3. an epithet for Bēlessunu, a goddess

Alternative forms

• awīltu (non-mimated form)
• amīltu, amēltu

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒊩 (MUNUS, SAL) (only EA and Nuzi)	𒀀𒉿𒅋𒌈 (a-wi-il-tum)

References

• “amīltu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “awīltum”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag