šiqlum

šiqlum

Akkadian

Root
š-q-l
1 term

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṯql (“to weigh; burden, weight”). Cognate with Arabic ثِقْل‎ (ṯiql, “weight”) and Biblical Hebrew שֶׁקֶל‎ (šɛ́qɛl, “shekel”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiq.lum/

Noun

šiqlum m (absolute state šiqil, plural šiqlū)

1. shekel (a unit of weight, equal to ca. 8.3 g. or 1/60 mina)

Alternative forms

• šiqlu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒂅 (GIN₂)	𒅆𒅅𒈝 (ši-iq-lum)