īkum

Akkadian edit

Etymology edit

From Sumerian 𒂊 (eg₂, “levee”).

Pronunciation edit

(Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈiː.kum/

Noun edit

īkum m (plural īkū)

dyke, ditch
plot of land surrounded by a dyke

Alternative forms edit

īku (non-mimated form)
ēkum, ēku
īgum, īgu

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms	Phonetic
𒂊 (E)	𒄿𒆪𒌝 (i-ku-um) 𒄿𒆪 (i-ku)

Derived terms edit

īkiš

Related terms edit

bīt īkim

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