ilkum

Akkadian

Root
'-l-k
4 terms

Etymology

From alākum.

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈil.kum/

Noun

ilkum m (construct state ilik, plural ilkū m or ilkātum f)

1. ilkum-service, i.e. work or service performed for the state or king, generally on a field or garden, by someone who has received the land in tenure
2. part of the harvest of the land as payment
3. the ilkum field itself
4. the holder of the ilkum field

Alternative forms

• ilku (non-mimated)
• alkum, alku (from OB, MB on)

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒅋𒆪𒌝 (il-ku-um)

Related terms

• ilkam alākum