Abstract
ʾdm occurs 34 times in Genesis i-v. Of these occurrences, only 5 should be identified as personal names. The remainder of the occurrences appears to be generic expressions for mankind in general or the male in particular. An examination of the biblical and ancient Near Eastern context of the titular use of ʾdm in the opening chapters of Genesis provides a control for understanding better what such a usage may imply. The logographic sign for man, human being is the lu sign. In Akkadian texts, this sign is used in syllabic cuneiform before names of offices and functions which individuals or groups might hold or perform. Childs observes the relation of male and female in the opening chapters of Genesis as one which avoids a male centered ideology by insisting that male and female are created so as to constitute humanity only in their unity. Keywords: ʾĀdām ; Akkadian texts; Genesis; humanity
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