𒉣𒈨
Akkadian
editEtymology
editOrthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒉣𒈨 (NUN.ME /abgal/, “sage”)
Logogram
edit𒉣𒈨 • (NUN.ME, ABGAL)
- Sumerogram of apkallum (“sage”)
Sumerian
edit𒉣 | 𒈨 |
Etymology
editFrom 𒀊 (ab, “elder”) + 𒃲 (gal, “great”), but spelt logographically 𒉣 (nun, “noble, best”) + 𒈨 (me, “to be”).
Noun
edit𒉣𒈨 • (abgal)
Descendants
edit- → Akkadian: 𒉣𒈨 (apkallum)
References
edit- “𒉣𒈨 (abgal)” in ePSD2
- “𒉣𒈨 (abgal)” in Daniel A. Foxvog, Elementary Sumerian Glossary, 2016