emūqum

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Akkadian

Etymology

Compare Arabic عَمِيق (ʕamīq, deep) and Biblical Hebrew עָמֹק (ʕɔmóq, deep).

Pronunciation

Noun

emūqum m (dual emūqān, plural emūqū m or emūqātum f) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. strength, power, force, ability
    𒄿𒈾/𒀀𒈾 𒂊𒈬𒆠𒅎 [ina/ana emūqim]i-na/a-na e-mu-qi₂-imby force
  2. armed forces, army
  3. value, ability, executive power

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒀉 (A₂)
  • 𒀉𒎌 (A₂.MEŠ) (Neo-Assyrian)
  • 𒀉𒆗 (USU, A₂.KAL) (Neo-Assyrian, Standard Babylonian)