𒆍𒃲

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Akkadian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒆍𒃲 (abula, β€œcity gate”)

Logogram[edit]

𒆍𒃲 β€’ (KAβ‚‚.GAL, ABUL)

  1. Sumerogram of abullum (β€œcity gate”)

Sumerian[edit]

Signs in this term
𒆍 𒃲
Alternative forms of
/abula/
𒆍𒃲𒆷 (abul-la)

Etymology[edit]

Written logographically as 𒆍 (kaβ‚‚ /⁠kan⁠/, β€œgate”) +‎ 𒃲 (gal, β€œbig”), literally β€œbig gate”.

Noun[edit]

𒆍𒃲 β€’ (abula)

  1. city gate, main gate or entrance

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