ṣillum

Akkadian

𒄑𒈪 (ṣillum)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṯ̣ill- (“shadow”). Cognate with Arabic ظِلّ (ẓill) and Biblical Hebrew צֵל (ṣel).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ṣillum m (from Old Akkadian on)

1. shadow, shade, shaded place
2. protection, canopy (on a boat), awning, covering

Alternative forms

• ṣillu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒄑𒈪 (GISSU, GIŠ.MI) 𒈪 (MI) (personal names)	𒍢𒅋𒈝 (ṣi-il-lum) 𒍢𒅋𒇻 (ṣi-il-lu) 𒉣𒈝 (ṣil-lum) 𒉣𒇻 (ṣil-lu) 𒍢𒇻 (ṣi-lu)

References

• “ṣillu”, 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) “ṣillu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag