ēkallum

Akkadian

Alternative forms

ēkallu (non-mimated form)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sumerian 𒂍𒃲 (e₂-gal).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eːˈkal.lum/

Noun

ēkallum f (construct state ēkal, pronominal state ēkalla, plural ēkallātum)

(royal) palace
administrative authority, government

Sumerograms

This word can be written with the following Sumerograms:

𒂍𒃲 (E₂.GAL)

𒆳 (KUR) (Neo-Assyrian)

𒂍𒃲𒈨𒌍 (E₂.GAL.MEŠ) (Plural)

Attested cuneiform spelling

ēkallum

Singular

𒂍𒃲 (E₂.GAL)

𒂍𒃲𒈝 (E₂.GAL-lum)

𒂊𒆗𒇻 (e-kal-lu) (non-mimated)

Plural

𒂍𒃲𒎌 (E₂.GAL.MEŠ)

Descendants

→ West Semitic: (probably)
- Arabic: هَيْكَل‎ (haykal) (see there for further descendants)
- Aramaic:
  - Biblical Aramaic: הֵיכְלָא‎ (hēḵəlā)
  - Classical Syriac: ܗܝܟܠܐ‎ (haykəlā, hēḵəlā)
    - → Sogdian: 𐼳𐼷𐼸𐽄𐼰‎ (hyklʾ /heykala/, “nave”)
  - Imperial Aramaic: 𐡄𐡉𐡊𐡋𐡀‎ (hyklʾ)
  - → Ancient Greek: ἀειχάλας (aeikhálas)
- Hebrew: הֵיכָל‎ (hêḵāl)
- Old South Arabian: 𐩠𐩺𐩫𐩡‎ (hykl)
→ Ugaritic: 𐎅𐎋𐎍 (hkl /hêkal/)

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