birqum

Akkadian
Root
b-r-q
1 term
π’‰π’„ˆ (birqum)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *baraαΈ³- (β€œlightning”). Cognate with Arabic Ψ¨ΩŽΨ±Ω’Ω‚ (barq) or Biblical Hebrew Χ‘ΦΈΦΌΧ¨ΦΈΧ§ (bΙ”rɔ́q).

Pronunciation

Noun

birqum m (plural birqΕ«) (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. lightning
  2. lightning bolt, thunderbolt (representation of a lightning)
    π’€­π’…Ž 𒁁𒂖 π’„΅π’†  ― dIM be-el bir-qiβ‚‚ /Adad, bΔ“l birqi/ ― Adad, lord of the lightning bolt

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒁉𒅕𒄣 (bi-ir-qu)
  • π’„΅π’„£ (bir-qu)
  • π’„΅π’†ͺ (bir-quβ‚‚)
  • π’„΅π’‹‘ (bir-qa) (accusative)
  • 𒁉𒅕𒆠 (bi-ir-qiβ‚‚) (genitive)
  • π’„΅π’†  (bir-qiβ‚‚) (genitive)
  • π’‰π’Š‘π’…… (bi-ri-iq) (construct state)
  • π’π’Š‘π’…… (be-ri-iq) (construct state)

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