bīt mayyālim

Akkadian

Etymology

From 𒂍 (bītum) +‎ 𒆠𒈿 (mayyālum).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bīt mayyālim m (Old Babylonian, Standard Babylonian, Mari, Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian)

1. bedroom

   Synonyms: 𒂍 𒄑𒈿 (bīt eršim), 𒌨𒋗𒌝 (uršum)

Alternative forms

• bīt mayyāli (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒂍 𒆠𒈿 (E₂ KI.NA₂)	𒁉𒀉 𒈠𒀀𒀀𒇷 (bi-it ma-a-a-li) 𒂍 𒈠𒅀𒇷 (E₂ ma-ia-li) 𒂍 𒈠𒀀𒀀𒇷 (E₂ ma-a-a-li)

References

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