eqlum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḥaḳl- (“field”). Cognate with Arabic حَقْل‎ (ḥaql, “field”) and Aramaic חקלא‎ (ḥaqlā, “field”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈeq.lum/

Noun

eqlum m (construct state eqel, plural eqlētum f) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. field, cultivated field
2. terrain, land, region

Usage notes

• The singular is feminine in Old Akkadian (and rarely in Old Babylonian).
• The plural is masculine in Nuzi.

Alternative forms

• eqlu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒀀𒊮 (A.ŠA₃) 𒃷 (GAN₂) (Old Akkadian, Old Assyrian, Old Babylonian)	𒅅𒈝 (eq-lum)

References

• “eqlu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011