šagabigalzu

Akkadian

Etymology

From Kassite.

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ʃa.ɡa.biˈɡal.zu/

Noun

šagabigalzu m (plural šagabigalzū) (Standard Babylonian)

1. a medicinal plant

Alternative forms

• šagabegalzu
• šakabegalzu (rare)

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒃻𒂵𒁉𒃲𒍪 (ša₂-ga-bi-gal-zu) 𒃻𒂵𒁁𒃲𒍪 (ša₂-ga-be-gal-zu) 𒃻𒅗𒁁𒃲𒍪 (šá-ka-be-gal-zu) (rare)

References

• “šagabigalzu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], volume 17, Š, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1989, page 61
• Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “šagabigalzu”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag