gitmālum

Akkadian

Root
g-m-l
2 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

• gitmālu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒄀𒀉𒈠𒈝 (gi-it-ma-lum) 𒁍𒈠𒈝 (git₂-ma-lum) 𒄀𒀉𒈠𒇻 (gi-it-ma-lu) 𒁍𒈠𒇻 (git₂-ma-lu)

References

• “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