bīt ilim

Akkadian

Etymology

From 𒂍 (bīt, “house”) +‎ 𒀭 (ilim, “of god”), literally “divine house”. Compare Hebrew בֵּיתְאֵל (béṯʔel, “Bethel”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bīt ilim m (plural bītāt ilānī) (from Old Akkadian on)

1.  temple

   Synonym: 𒂍 (bītum)

Alternative forms

• bīt ili (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic	Mixed
𒂍𒀭 (E₂ DINGIR) 𒂍𒀭𒊏 (E₂ DINGIR.RA) 𒂍𒀭𒎌 (E₂.DINGIR.MEŠ) (plural) 𒂍𒎌𒀭𒎌 (E₂.MEŠ DINGIR.MEŠ) (plural)	𒁉𒀉 𒄿𒇷 (bi-it i-li) 𒁉𒋫𒀜 𒄿𒆷𒉌 (bi-ta-at i-la-ni) (plural)	𒁉𒀉𒀭 (bi-it DINGIR)

References

• “bīt ili”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011