ēkallum

ēkallum

Akkadian

Alternative forms

• ēkallu (non-mimated form)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sumerian 𒂍𒃲 (e₂-gal).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eːˈkal.lum/

Noun

ēkallum f (construct state ēkal, pronominal state ēkalla, plural ēkallātum)

1. (royal) palace
2. administrative authority, government

Sumerograms

This word can be written with the following Sumerograms:

𒂍𒃲 (E₂.GAL)

𒆳 (KUR) (Neo-Assyrian)

𒂍𒃲𒈨𒌍 (E₂.GAL.MEŠ) (Plural)

Attested cuneiform spelling

ēkallum

Singular 𒂍𒃲 (E₂.GAL) 𒂍𒃲𒈝 (E₂.GAL-lum) 𒂊𒆗𒇻 (e-kal-lu) (non-mimated) Plural 𒂍𒃲𒎌 (E₂.GAL.MEŠ)

Descendants

• → West Semitic: (probably)
  • Arabic: هَيْكَل‎ (haykal) (see there for further descendants)
  • Aramaic:
    • Biblical Aramaic: הֵיכְלָא‎ (hēḵəlā)
    • Classical Syriac: ܗܝܟܠܐ‎ (haykəlā, hēḵəlā)
      • → Sogdian: 𐼳𐼷𐼸𐽄𐼰‎ (hyklʾ /heykala/, “nave”)
    • Imperial Aramaic: 𐡄𐡉𐡊𐡋𐡀‎ (hyklʾ)
    • → Ancient Greek: ἀειχάλας (aeikhálas)
  • Hebrew: הֵיכָל‎ (hêḵāl)
  • Old South Arabian: 𐩠𐩺𐩫𐩡‎ (hykl)
• → Ugaritic: 𐎅𐎋𐎍 (hkl /hêkal/)