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Akkadian

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Root
g-m-l
2 terms

Etymology

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From 𒂵𒈠𒈝 (gamālum, to do a favour, be kind; to spare).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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gitmālum (feminine gitmāltum, masculine plural gitmālūtum, feminine plural gitmālātum) (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. equal (in size, rank, etc.)
  2. (poetic) noble, perfect
    𒈗 𒄀𒀉𒈠𒈝 𒀀𒈾𒆪
    LUGAL gi-it-ma-lum a-na-ku
    /šarrum gitmālum anāku/
    I am the perfect king
    𒀭𒍝𒆍 𒀭𒌋𒁯 𒂗𒎌 𒄀𒀉𒈠𒇻𒌈
    dZA.KA₂ dištar EN.MEŠ gi-it-ma-lu-tum
    /Zabāba Ištar bēlū gitmālūtum/
    Zabāba and Ištar, the perfect lords

Alternative forms

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Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic

References

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  • “gitmālu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “gitmālum”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag