lē'um

See also: le'ûm

Akkadian

Root
l-'-'
1 term

𒇷𒌝 (lē'um)

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈleː.ʔum/

Noun

lē'um m (plural lē'ū) (from Old Akkadian on)

1.  writing board (of wood, filled with wax).

Alternative forms

• lē'u (non-mimated)
• lēyu, lû

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒄑𒍪 (GIŠ.ZU) 𒄑𒁕 (GIŠ.DA) 𒄑𒇷𒄷𒋛 (GIŠ.LE.U₅) 𒄑𒇷𒄷𒋛𒌝 (GIŠ..LE.U₅.UM)	𒇷𒌝 (le-um) 𒇷𒀪𒌋 (le-'-u) 𒇷𒀪 (le-'u)

References

• “lē'u”, 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) “lē'u(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag