𒀭𒇸
Akkadian
Etymology
Borrowed from Sumerian 𒆤𒇲 (LIL₂.LA₂ /lili/, “wandering spirit; father of Gilgamesh”).
Proper noun
𒀭𒇸 • (dLIL /Lil(lu)/)[1]
- demon, deity
Derived terms
- 𒀭𒀗 (dLILIZ /Lilissu/, “divinity name; Divine Kettle Drum”)
- 𒆠𒂖𒆤𒇲 (KI.SIKIL.LIL₂.LA₂ /Ardat lilî/, “succubus demon”)
- 𒇽𒆤𒇲 m (lúLIL₂.LA₂ /Lilû/), 𒊩𒆤𒇲 f (munusLIL₂.LA₂ /Lilītu/, “a wandering demon that preys on pregnant women and children”)
- → Hebrew: לִילִית f (lilít, “Lilith”)
- → Phoenician: 𐤋𐤋𐤉 m (lly, “demon”), 𐤋𐤋𐤉𐤕 f (llyt)
Related terms
- 𒀀𒇲 (A.LA₂), 𒄞𒀭𒈾 (GU₄.AN.NA /alû/, “demonic power; ghost; Bull of Heaven, Taurus”)
- 𒀭𒀠𒆸 (dAL.ḪAB /Aluḫappu/, “an evil; netherworld demon”)
Further reading
- Albright, W. F. (1939), “An Aramaean Magical Text in Hebrew from the Seventh Century B. C.”, in Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, issue 76, The University of Chicago Press, DOI:, page 9
References
- Miller, Douglas B.; Shipp, R. Mark (2014) An Akkadian Handbook: Helps, Paradigms, Glossary, Logograms, and Sign List, Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, →ISBN