𒉣𒈨
Akkadian
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒉣𒈨 (NUN.ME /abgal/, “sage”)
Logogram
𒉣𒈨 (NUN.ME, ABGAL)
- Sumerogram of apkallum (“sage”)
Sumerian
Etymology
From 𒀊 (ab, “elder”) + 𒃲 (gal, “great”), but spelt logographically 𒉣 (nun, “noble, best”) + 𒈨 (me, “to be”).
Noun
𒉣𒈨 (abgal)
- (mythical) sage
- high priest of the early Nanše cult
References
- “𒉣𒈨 (abgal)” in ePSD2
- “𒉣𒈨 (abgal)” in Daniel A. Foxvog, Elementary Sumerian Glossary, 2016