šiqlum

Akkadian

Root
š-q-l
1 term

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṯql (“to weigh; burden, weight”). Cognate with Arabic ثِقْل (ṯiql, “weight”) and Biblical Hebrew שֶׁקֶל (šɛ́qɛl, “shekel”).

Pronunciation

Noun

šiqlum m (absolute state šiqil, plural šiqlū)

  1. shekel (a unit of weight, equal to ca. 8.3 g. or 1/60 mina)

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒅆𒅅𒈝 (ši-iq-lum)
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