𒉣𒈨

Akkadian

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒉣𒈨 (NUN.ME /⁠abgal⁠/, “sage”)

Logogram

𒉣𒈨 • (NUN.ME, ABGAL)

1. Sumerogram of apkallum (“sage”)

Sumerian

Signs in this term

𒉣

𒈨

Etymology

From 𒀊 (ab, “elder”) +‎ 𒃲 (gal, “great”), but spelt logographically 𒉣 (nun, “noble, best”) + 𒈨 (me, “to be”).

Noun

𒉣𒈨 • (abgal)

1. (mythical) sage
2. high priest of the early Nanše cult

Descendants

• → Akkadian: 𒉣𒈨 (apkallum)

References

• “𒉣𒈨 (abgal)” in ePSD2
• “𒉣𒈨 (abgal)” in Daniel A. Foxvog, Elementary Sumerian Glossary, 2016