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Bābilim
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Akkadian
Babylon
thumb|right|Bābili (in Neo-Assyrian cuneiform)
thumb|akk 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 Bābilim
Etymology
The ancient interpretation by Akkadian speakers of the city name as akk bābum bāb gate ilum ilim of god is likely a folk etymology, later translated into Sumerian and written sux 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 ka₂ dig̃ir-raki kan dig̃irak gate of god. More at Babylon.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
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akk Countries Cities Babylon
Alternative forms
akk Bābili non-mimated
𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠<tr:KA₂.DINGIR.RAki> 𒁷𒌁𒆠<tr:TIN.TIRki> 𒂊𒆠<tr:Eki> 𒉣𒆠<tr:NUNki> 𒁀𒁉𒅆<tr:ba-bi-lim> 𒁀𒁉𒅆𒆠<tr:ba-bi-limki> 𒁀𒀊𒉌𒉌<tr:ba-ab-i₃-li₂> 𒁀𒀊𒉌𒉌𒆠<tr:ba-ab-i₃-li₂ki> 𒁀𒁉𒇻<tr:ba-bi-lu>
Descendants
grc Βαβυλών 1
1 arc -
syc ܒܒܠ bāḇel
tmr בָבֶל bāḇel
mid ࡁࡀࡁࡉࡋ bābīl
1 ar بَابِل
1 pal bʾbyl
fa-cls بَابِل bāḇil
bn বাবিল 1 1
inc-hnd - 1
hi बाबिल 1
ur بَابِل بَابُل
1 egy bbr b-b-r:Z1-N25
1 hbo בָּבֶל bɔḇɛ́l
1 he-IL בָּבֶל bavél
xcl բաւիղ labyrinth 1 1 1
peo 𐎲𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎽𐎢𐏁 Bābiruš 1
sux 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 ka₂ dig̃ir-raki kan dig̃irak gate of god 1
sem-tay 𐪈𐪈𐪁 1
References
Further reading
Babylon 7a
Bābilu I 144–145