waklum

Akkadian

Etymology

From wakālum (“to trust”). Compare Arabic أَوْكَلَ (ʔawkala) and Arabic تَوَكَّلَ (tawakkala).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈwak.lum/

Noun

waklum m (construct state wakil, plural waklū or waklūtum)

1. overseer, inspector, foreman

Alternative forms

waklu (non-mimated form)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic	Mixed
𒉺 (UGULA) 𒇽𒉺 (LU₂.UGULA)	𒉿𒀝𒈝 (wa-ak-lum)	𒉺𒈝 (UGULA-lum)