tarlugallum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Sumerian 𒁯𒈗𒄷 (dar-lugal^mušen /⁠darlugal⁠/, “rooster”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

tarlugallum m (plural tarlugallū) (Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian)

1. hen, rooster
2. (astronomy, with determinative 𒀯) the name of a star or constellation

Alternative forms

• tarlugallu (non-mimated)
• tarnugallu (Neo-Assyrian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒁯𒈗𒄷 (DAR.LUGAL.MUŠEN) 𒁯𒈗 (DAR.LUGAL) 𒀯𒁯𒈗𒄷 (MUL.DAR.LUGAL.MUŠEN)	𒁯𒈗𒈝 (tar-lugal-lum) 𒁯𒈗𒇻 (tar-lugal-lu)

Descendants

• → Biblical Hebrew: תַּרְנְגוֹל (tarnǝḡol)
• → Classical Syriac: ܬܪܢܓܠܐ (tarnāḡ(ǝ)lā)

References

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