apkallum

Akkadian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

apkallum m (construct state apkal, plural apkallū)

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

Alternative forms

• apkallu (non-mimated)
• abgallum, abgallu

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒉣𒈨 (ABGAL, NUN.ME)	𒀊𒆗𒈝 (ap-kal-lum)

References

• “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