L0.6: Vocabulary & Signs#

Learn the folowing words and signs:

A. Vocabulary#

Akkadian word

Translation

Hebrew

abum

father

ālum

city

amtum

female slave

bēlum

lord

bēltum

lady

bītum

house

ilum

god

iltum

goddess

u

and

mātum

country

mārtum

daughter

mārum

son

narkabtum

chariot

peṣûm

white

qaqqadum

head

rabûm, fem. rabītum

big (adj.)

šarratum

queen

šarrum

king

tukultum

trust

kakkum

weapon

ūmum

day

wardum

male slave

B. Signs#

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Sign

Logographic value

𒀀

a

𒄠

am

𒁁

be

𒁉

bi

𒁍

bu

𒌝

um

𒇻

lu

𒌈

tum

𒄿

i

𒌅

tu

𒌋

u

𒌑

u₂

𒈠

ma

𒅈

ar

𒈾

na

𒅗

ka

𒉿

pi, pe, wa, we, wi, wu

𒍮

ṣu

𒋡

qa

𒁺

du

𒊏

ra

𒊬

šar

𒀸

aš,rum

𒆪

ku

𒌌

ul

𒈬

mu

𒌓

ud, ut, uṭ

C. Logograms#

Sign

Logographic value

Determinativ

Akkadian

Meaning

𒌓

UTU

-

šamaš

Sun, Sun god

𒌓

U₄

-

ūmu

day

𒌓

BABBAR

-

peṣû

white

𒆳

KUR

kur

mātu

country

𒀭

DINGIR

d

ilum

god

𒄑

GIŠ

ĝeš

iṣu

wood

𒀀

A

-

water

𒂗

EN

-

bēlum

lord

𒃲

GAL

-

rabûm

groß

𒄑𒆪

ĝešTUKUL

-

kakku

weapon

D. Composites#

Signs

Logographic value

Meaning

𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠

KA₂.DINGIR.RAki

(city of) Babylon