guḫlum

Akkadian

Etymology

Unknown. Probably a Semitic loanword. Compare Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) and Hebrew כָּחָל (kɔḥɔ́l).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡuχ.lum/

Noun

guḫlum m (Standard Babylonian)

1. kohl, antimony paste (used as eye paint)

Alternative forms

• guḫlu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (NA₄.ŠIM.BI.ZI.DA)	𒄖𒄴𒈝 (gu-uḫ-lum) 𒄖𒄴𒇻 (gu-uḫ-lu)

References

• “guḫlu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], volume 5, G, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956, page 125
• Black, Jeremy; George, Andrew; Postgate, Nicholas (2000), “guhlu”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library