tiāmtum

Akkadian
𒀀𒀊𒁀 (tiāmtum)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *tihām-at- (sea). Cognate with Arabic تِهَامَة (tihāma) and Biblical Hebrew תְּהוֹם (təhóm).

Pronunciation

Noun

tiāmtum f (plural tiāmātum) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. sea, ocean
  2. lake
  3. (mythology) a mythological or deified locality
  4. Tiamat

Alternative forms
  • tiāmtu (non-mimated)
  • tâmtum, tâmtu, tâmdu, tântu, tându
  • têmtum (Mari)
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒋾𒄠𒌈 (ti-am-tum)
  • 𒌓𒌈 (tam-tum)
  • 𒌓𒌅 (tam-tu)

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