mār damqi

mār damqi

Akkadian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈmaːr ˈdam.qi/

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