Akkadian

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Etymology

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Compare Biblical Hebrew אֱוִיל (ʔɛ̆wil, fool).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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awīlum m (plural awīlû) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. man
  2. human being
  3. person, one
  4. free citizen
    • 1755–1750 BCE, King Hammurabi of Babylon, translated by OMNIKA Foundation, Hammurabi Code[1], The Louvre, Law 14:
      𒋳𒈠 𒀀𒉿𒈝 𒌉 𒀀𒉿𒅆 𒍢𒄴𒊏𒄠 𒅖𒋫𒊑𒅅 𒀉𒁕𒀝
      [šumma awīlum mār awīlim ṣeḫram ištariq iddâk]
      šum-ma a-wi-lum DUMU a-wi-lim ṣe-eḫ-ra-am iš-ta-ri-iq id-da-ak
      If a free man has kidnapped the young son of a free man, he will be executed.

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