𒀭𒆗
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Akkadian
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒀭𒆗 (dlammar /lammar/)
Logogram
𒀭𒆗 • (dLAMMA)
- Sumerogram of lamassum (“a lamassu protective spirit”)
Sumerian
𒀭 | 𒆗 |
Etymology
From 𒀭 (d, determinative for deities) + 𒆗 (lammar, “tutelary deity”).
Noun
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
- “𒀭𒆗 (lammar)” in ePSD2