𒆍𒃲

Akkadian

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒆍𒃲 (abula, “city gate”)

Logogram

𒆍𒃲 • (KA₂.GAL, ABUL)

  1. Sumerogram of abullum (“city gate”)

Sumerian
Signs in this term
𒆍𒃲
Alternative forms of
/abula/
𒆍𒃲𒆷 (abul-la)

Etymology

Written logographically as 𒆍 (ka₂ /kan/, “gate”) +‎ 𒃲 (gal, “big”), literally “big gate”.

Noun

𒆍𒃲 • (abula)

  1. city gate, main gate or entrance

References
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