𒆍𒃲

Akkadian

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒆍𒃲 (abula, “city gate”)

Logogram

𒆍𒃲 • (KA₂.GAL, ABUL)

1. Sumerogram of abullum (“city gate”)

Sumerian

Signs in this term

𒆍

𒃲

Alternative forms of /abula/
𒆍𒃲𒆷 (abul-la)

Etymology

Written logographically as 𒆍 (ka₂ /⁠kan⁠/, “gate”) +‎ 𒃲 (gal, “big”), literally “big gate”.

Noun

𒆍𒃲 • (abula)

1. city gate, main gate or entrance

References

• “𒆍𒃲 (abula)” in ePSD2
• “𒆍𒃲 (abul(la))” in Daniel A. Foxvog, Elementary Sumerian Glossary, 2016