kalbum

Akkadian
Root
k-l-b
1 term
π’Œ¨π’‚ π’ŽŒ (kalbΕ«)
π’€―π’Œ¨π’‚  (kalbum)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *kalb- (β€œdog”). Cognate with Arabic ΩƒΩŽΩ„Ω’Ψ¨ (kalb) and Biblical Hebrew Χ›ΦΆΦΌΧœΦΆΧ‘ (kɛ́lΙ›αΈ‡).

Pronunciation

Noun

kalbum m (construct state kalab, plural kalbΕ«, feminine kalbatum)

  1. dog also as an invective
    π’ˆͺπ’‰‘π’Œ π’‹’π’‰‘π’ˆ  𒅗𒀠𒁍 [mΔ«num Ε‘unΕ«ma kalbΕ«] ― mi-nu-um Ε‘u-nu-ma ka-al-bu ― What are they? (Nothing but) dogs!
  2. dog figurine
  3. (astronomy, with determinative π’€―) Hercules (the constellation)

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • π’Œ¨π’‚  (UR.GI₇)
  • π’Œ¨ (UR)
  • π’Œ¨π’‚ π’ŽŒ (UR.GI₇.MEΕ ) (plural)
  • π’€―π’Œ¨π’‚  (MUL.UR.GI₇) (constellation)
  • π’…—π’€ π’π’Œ (ka-al-bu-um)
  • π’‚΅π’€ π’π’Œ (ka₃-al-bu-um)
  • 𒅗𒀠𒁍 (ka-al-bu)
  • 𒆗𒁍 (kal-bu)
  • 𒃲𒅀 (kalβ‚‚-bum)

References
  • β€œkalbu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)β€Ž, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) β€œkalbu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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