guḫlum

Akkadian

Etymology

Unknown. Compare Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl).

Pronunciation

Noun

guḫlum m (Standard Babylonian)

  1. kohl, antimony paste (used as eye paint)

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒄖𒄴𒈝 (gu-uḫ-lum)
  • 𒄖𒄴𒇻 (gu-uḫ-lu)

References
  • “guḫlu”, 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) “guḫlu”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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