Akkadian Addenda Β· Signs
step
| Name | IL |
|---|---|
| Reads | [il] |
| Means | the il- of illak, "he goes" |
| Taught in | 09 Β· The stems named |
Where it comes from
The lists offer no picture worth repeating β this is a working syllable, not a former thing. Its keep is earned in verbs: il opens illak, βhe goes,β the plainest and most travelled verb of Babylonian law.
How to remember it
One step: il. Then another: illak β βhe goes,β off to the river, to the judge, to wherever the law sends him. The syllable that sets the whole stele walking.
In the wild
urn:nabu:cdli:p464358:a:318 Β· license: attribution.
Akkadian reading taught in 103βs chapter 09.