lamassum
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Akkadian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unknown
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /laˈmas.sum/
Noun[edit]
lamassum f (construct state lamassi, plural lamassātum)
- a lamassu protective spirit (representing and protecting the good fortune, spiritual health and physical appearance of human beings, cities, temples and countries)
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References[edit]
- “lamassu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011