emūqum

Akkadian

Etymology

Compare Arabic عَمِيق (ʕamīq, “deep”) and Biblical Hebrew עָמֹק (ʕɔmóq, “deep”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

emūqum m (dual emūqān, plural emūqū m or emūqātum f) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. strength, power, force, ability

   𒄿𒈾/𒀀𒈾 𒂊𒈬𒆠𒅎 [ina/ana emūqim] ― i-na/a-na e-mu-qi₂-im ― by force

2. armed forces, army
3. value, ability, executive power

Alternative forms

• emūqu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒀉 (A₂) 𒀉𒎌 (A₂.MEŠ) (Neo-Assyrian) 𒀉𒆗 (USU, A₂.KAL) (Neo-Assyrian, Standard Babylonian)	𒂊𒈬𒌑𒄣 (e-mu-u₂-qum) 𒂊𒈬𒄣 (e-mu-qu)