akalum

See also: akālum

Akkadian

Root
'-k-l
2 terms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔakal- (“food”). Cognate with Arabic أَكْل (ʔakl) and Biblical Hebrew אֹכֶל (ʔóḵɛl).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

akalum m (from Old Akkadian on)

1. bread, loaf (of bread)

   𒀀𒅗𒆷𒄠 𒅇 𒈨𒂊 𒌑𒌌 𒂊𒇷𒅎𒈪

   [akalam u mê ul elemmi]

   a-ka-la-am u₃ me-e u₂-ul e-le-em-mi

   I cannot taste bread or water

2. edibles, food

Alternative forms

• akalu (non-mimated)
• aklum, aklu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒃻 (NINDA) 𒃻𒄭𒀀 (NINDA.ḪI.A) (Neo-Babylonian) 𒃻𒎌 (NINDA.MEŠ) (Neo-Babylonian)	𒀀𒅗𒈝 (a-ka-lum) 𒀝𒈝 (ak-lum)

Related terms

• bēl akalim