arkum

Akkadian
Root
'-r-k
2 terms

Pronunciation

Adjective

arkum (feminine ariktum, masculine plural arkūtum, feminine plural arkātum, predicative arik) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. verbal adjective of arākum:
    1. long (time and size)
      𒌓𒎌 𒅈𒆪𒌑𒌈 [ūmū arkūtum] ― UD.MEŠ ar-ku-u₂-tum ― a long life (literally, “long days”)
    2. tall

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒁍 (GID₂)
  • 𒁍𒁕 (GID₂.DA)
  • 𒅈𒆪𒌝 (ar-ku-um)
  • 𒅈𒆪 (ar-ku)

Antonyms

References
  • “arku”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “arku(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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