birqum

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Akkadian

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Root
b-r-q
1 term
𒉏𒄈 (birqum)

Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *baraḳ- (lightning). Cognate with Arabic بَرْق (barq) or Biblical Hebrew בָּרָק (bɔrɔ́q).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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birqum m (plural birqū) (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. lightning
  2. lightning bolt, thunderbolt (representation of a lightning)
    𒀭𒅎 𒁁𒂖 𒄵𒆠dIM be-el bir-qi₂ /Adad, bēl birqi/ ― Adad, lord of the lightning bolt

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References

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  • “birqu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “berqu”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag