nēmequm

Akkadian

Root
'-m-q
1 term

Etymology

From emēqum (“to be wise”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈneː.me.qum/

Noun

nēmequm m (from Old Babylonian on)

1. experience, knowledge, wisdom, sagacity, skill

Alternative forms

• nēmequ (non-mimated)
• nēmuqu (Assyrian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒉆𒆬𒍪 (NAM.KU₃.ZU)	𒉌𒈨𒄣 (ni-me-qu)

References

• “nēmequ”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “nēmequ(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag