𒂷𒆪

𒂷𒆪

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *malk- (“king, prince”).

Noun

𒂷𒆪 (malku [mal-ku]) m

1. prince
   • 9th century BCE, Royal inscription of Shalmaneser III

     mal-ku ša₂ ^kurḫat-ti ina ⸢GIR₃⸣-MIN-ia₅ u₂-šak-ni-su-<nu>

     lul-lik ša₂ kurur-ar-ṭa-a-a lu-u-mur qa-rab-šu₂-nu

     malkū ša Hatti ina šēpīya ušaknissunu

     lullik ša Urarṭaya lūmur qarābšunu

     I made the princes of Hatti bow down at my feet;

     (now) I wish to go (and) experience warfare with the Urarṭians.