birqum

Akkadian
Root
b-r-q
1 term

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *baraḳ- (“lightning”). Cognate with Arabic بَرْق (barq) or Biblical Hebrew בָּרָק (bɔrɔ́q).

Pronunciation

Noun

birqum m (plural birqū) (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. lightning
  2. lightning bolt, thunderbolt (representation of a lightning)
    𒀭𒅎 𒁁𒂖 𒄵𒆠 ― dIM be-el bir-qi₂ /Adad, bēl birqi/ ― Adad, lord of the lightning bolt

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒁉𒅕𒄣 (bi-ir-qu)
  • 𒄵𒄣 (bir-qu)
  • 𒄵𒆪 (bir-qu₂)
  • 𒄵𒋡 (bir-qa) (accusative)
  • 𒁉𒅕𒆠 (bi-ir-qi₂) (genitive)
  • 𒄵𒆠 (bir-qi₂) (genitive)
  • 𒁉𒊑𒅅 (bi-ri-iq) (construct state)
  • 𒁁𒊑𒅅 (be-ri-iq) (construct state)

References
  • “birqu”, 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) “berqu”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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