igฤrum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Sumerian ๐’‚๐’‹ž (eโ‚‚-garโ‚ˆ /egar/, โ€œwall of a buildingโ€).

Pronunciation

Noun

igฤrum m (plural igฤrฤtum f or igฤrลซ m) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. wall (of a building, house, garden)
  2. side of a ship

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • ๐’‚๐’‹ž (Eโ‚‚.SIGโ‚„, Eโ‚‚.GARโ‚ˆ)
  • ๐’„‘๐’ฃ (IZ.ZI)
  • ๐’„ฟ๐’„‘๐’ฃ (I.IZ.ZI) (Old Babylonian, rare)
  • ๐’‚๐’ฃ (Eโ‚‚.ZI)
  • ๐’‹ž๐’ฃ (SIGโ‚„.ZI)
  • ๐’„ฟ๐’‚ต๐’€ธ (i-ga-rum)
  • ๐’„ฟ๐’‚ต๐’Š’ (i-ga-ru)

References
  • โ€œigฤruโ€, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956โ€“2011
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