awīltum

Akkadian

Etymology

From 𒀀𒉿𒈝 (awīlum) +‎ -𒌈 (-tum, feminine marker).

Pronunciation

Noun

awīltum f (plural awīlātum) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. (free) woman, lady
    𒀀𒉿𒅋𒌈 𒌑𒌌 𒍢𒄴𒊑𒀉 𒊏𒁉𒀜
    [awīltum ul ṣeḫret rabiat]
    a-wi-il-tum u₂-ul ṣe-eḫ-re-et ra-bi-at
    The lady is not too young, she is grown up.
  2. female, feminine
  3. an epithet for Bēlessunu, a goddess

Alternative forms
  • awīltu (non-mimated form)
  • amīltu, amēltu
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒊩 (MUNUS, SAL) (only EA and Nuzi)
  • 𒀀𒉿𒅋𒌈 (a-wi-il-tum)

References
  • “amīltu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “awīltum”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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