mayyālum

Akkadian

Root
n-y-l
2 terms

Etymology

From 𒈿 (niālum).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mayyālum m (plural mayyālū) (Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Mari, Boghazkeui, Nuzi)

1. bed, sleeping place, resting place

   Synonym: 𒄑𒈿 (eršum)

2. (euphemistic) grave

Alternative forms

• mayyālu (non-mimated)
• ma''ālu

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒆠𒈿 (KI.NA₂) 𒄑𒆠𒈿 (GIŠ.KI.NA₂)	𒈠𒀀𒀀𒈝 (ma-a-a-lum) 𒈠𒅀𒈝 (ma-ia-lum) 𒈠𒀀𒀀𒇻 (ma-a-a-lu) (construct state) 𒈠𒀀𒀀𒀠 (ma-a-a-al) (construct state) 𒈠𒅀𒀀𒀠 (ma-ia-a-al) (construct state) 𒈠𒅀𒀠 (ma-ia-al)

Related terms

• bīt mayyālim

References

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