mār damqi

Akkadian

Etymology

mār (“son”) +‎ damqi (“of a nobleman”).

Pronunciation

Noun

mār damqi m (plural mārū damqi) (Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Late Babylonian)

  1. nobleman, aristocrat
  2. a kind of soldier
  3. chariot-knight
  4. high official in the kingdom
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms
  • 𒀀𒋝 (A.SIG)
  • 𒀀𒅆𒂟 (A.SIG₅)
  • 𒌉𒅆𒂟 (DUMU.SIG₅)

References
  • “mār damqi”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), volume 10, M, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1977
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