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apkallum

Akkadian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sumerian 𒉣𒈨 (abgal, “sage”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

apkallum m (construct state apkal, plural apkallū)

  1. sage. wise man, expert
  2. mythological sage

Alternative forms edit

Cuneiform spellings
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References edit

  • “apkallu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[1], volume 1, A, part 2, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1968
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “apkallu”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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