𒀸𒅗𒇻𒈾
Akkadian
Etymology
Perhaps from Northwest Semitic; compare Hebrew אַשְׁקְלוֹן (′ašqəlōn).
Proper noun
𒀸𒅗𒇻𒈾 (ašqaluna)
- Ashkelon
- Amarna letter EA 287, lines 14-16
- 𒀀𒈥 𒆳 𒌷𒄤𒊑𒆠 𒆳 𒌷𒀸𒅗𒇻𒈾𒆠 𒌑 𒌷𒆷[𒆠]𒅆𒆠 𒄿𒁷𒉡 𒀀𒈾 𒊭𒋢𒉡 𒃻𒄭𒀀 𒉌𒄭𒀀 𒌑 𒈪𒅎𒈠 𒈠𒄴𒍣𒊏𒈬
- a-mur KUR URUGAZ-riKI KUR URUaš-qa-lu-naKI ù URUla-[ki]-šiKI i-din-nu a-na ša-šu-nu NÍG.HÁ Ì.HÁ ù mi-im-ma ma-ah-cí-ra-mu
- Consider the lands of Gezer, Ashkelon, and L[achish]. They have given them food, oils, and any other requirement.