๐’€ญ๐’†˜

Akkadian

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian ๐’€ญ๐’†˜ (dalad /alad/, โ€œmale protective spiritโ€)

Logogram

๐’€ญ๐’†˜ โ€ข (dALAD)

  1. Sumerogram of ลกฤ“dum (male protective spirit)

Sumerian
Signs in this term
๐’€ญ๐’†˜

Etymology

From ๐’€ญ (d, determinative for deities) +โ€Ž ๐’†˜ (alad, โ€œa type of spiritโ€).

Proper noun

๐’€ญ๐’†˜ โ€ข (dalad /alad/)

  1. an alad spirit (a male tutelary deity, corresponding to the Akkadian ลกฤ“dum)
    Coordinate term: (female counterpart) ๐’€ญ๐’†— (dlammar /lammar/)

References
  • โ€œ๐’€ญ๐’†˜ (alad)โ€ in ePSD2

Further reading

Shedu on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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