daltum

Akkadian

𒄑𒅅 (daltum)

Etymology

Cognate with Hebrew דֶּלֶת (dɛ́lɛṯ), Ugaritic 𐎄𐎍𐎚 (dlt /⁠daltu⁠/) and Aramaic דַּלְתָּא (daltā).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

daltum f (construct state dalat, plural dalātum) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

1. door

Alternative forms

• daltu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒄑𒅅 (GIŠ.IG) 𒄀𒅅 (GI.IG) 𒅅 (IG)	𒁕𒀠𒌈 (da-al-tum) 𒊑𒌈 (dal-tum) 𒁕𒀠𒌅 (da-al-tu)

References

• “daltu”, 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) “daltu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library