𒀭𒆗

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Akkadian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒀭𒆗 (^dlammar /⁠lammar⁠/)

Logogram[edit]

𒀭𒆗 • (^dLAMMA)

Sumerogram of lamassum (“a lamassu protective spirit”)

Sumerian[edit]

Signs in this term
𒀭	𒆗

Etymology[edit]

From 𒀭 (^d, determinative for deities) +‎ 𒆗 (lammar, “tutelary deity”).

Noun[edit]

𒀭𒆗 • (^dlammar, ^dlama₂, ^dlamma /lammar/)

a lammar deity, a lamassu (a female tutelary deity, good genie, guardian spirit, corresponding to the Akkadian lamassum)
Coordinate term: (male counterpart) 𒀭𒆘 (^dalad /⁠alad⁠/)

References[edit]

“𒀭𒆗 (lammar)” in ePSD2

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