eqlum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḥaḳl- (“field”). Cognate with Arabic حَقْل (ḥaql, “field”) and Aramaic חקלא (ḥaqlā, “field”).

Pronunciation

Noun

eqlum m (construct state eqel, plural eqlētum f) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. field, cultivated field
  2. terrain, land, region

Usage notes

  • The singular is feminine in Old Akkadian (and rarely in Old Babylonian).
  • The plural is masculine in Nuzi.

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒀀𒊮 (A.ŠA₃)
  • (Old Akkadian, Old Assyrian, Old Babylonian) 𒃷 (GAN₂)
  • 𒅅𒈝 (eq-lum)

References

  • “eqlu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
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