𒀭𒆗

Akkadian

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒀭𒆗 (^dlammar /⁠lammar⁠/)

Logogram

𒀭𒆗 • (^dLAMMA)

1. Sumerogram of lamassum (“a lamassu protective spirit”)

Sumerian

Signs in this term

𒀭

𒆗

Etymology

From 𒀭 (^d, determinative for deities) +‎ 𒆗 (lammar, “tutelary deity”).

Noun

𒀭𒆗 • (^dlammar, ^dlama₂, ^dlamma /lammar/)

1. a lammar deity, a lamassu (a female tutelary deity, good genie, guardian spirit, corresponding to the Akkadian lamassum)

   Coordinate term: (male counterpart) 𒀭𒆘 (^dalad /⁠alad⁠/)

References

• “𒀭𒆗 (lammar)” in ePSD2