𒀭𒆘

Akkadian

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒀭𒆘 (^dalad /⁠alad⁠/, “male protective spirit”)

Logogram

𒀭𒆘 • (^dALAD)

1. Sumerogram of šēdum (male protective spirit)

Sumerian

Signs in this term

𒀭

𒆘

Etymology

From 𒀭 (^d, determinative for deities) +‎ 𒆘 (alad, “a type of spirit”).

Proper noun

𒀭𒆘 • (^dalad /alad/)

1. an alad spirit (a male tutelary deity, corresponding to the Akkadian šēdum)

   Coordinate term: (female counterpart) 𒀭𒆗 (^dlammar /⁠lammar⁠/)

References

• “𒀭𒆘 (alad)” in ePSD2

Further reading

Shedu on Wikipedia.Wikipedia