𒉣𒈨
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Akkadian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒉣𒈨 (NUN.ME /abgal/, “sage”)
Logogram
[edit]𒉣𒈨 • (NUN.ME, ABGAL)
- Sumerogram of apkallum (“sage”)
Sumerian
[edit]𒉣 | 𒈨 |
Etymology
[edit]From 𒀊 (ab, “elder”) + 𒃲 (gal, “great”), but spelt logographically 𒉣 (nun, “noble, best”) + 𒈨 (me, “to be”).
Noun
[edit]𒉣𒈨 • (abgal)
Descendants
[edit]- → Akkadian: 𒉣𒈨 (apkallum)
References
[edit]- “𒉣𒈨 (abgal)” in ePSD2
- “𒉣𒈨 (abgal)” in Daniel A. Foxvog, Elementary Sumerian Glossary, 2016