Ašqaluna

Akkadian

Etymology

From Northwest Semitic; compare Biblical Hebrew אַשְׁקְלוֹן (ʔašqə̆lón).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʃ.qa.lu.na/

Proper noun

Ašqaluna (El-Amarna)

  1. Ashkelon
    • Amarna letter EA 287, lines 14-16
    • 𒀀𒄯 𒆳 𒌷𒄤𒊑𒆠 𒆳 𒌷𒀸𒋡𒇻𒈾𒆠 𒅇 𒌷𒆷𒆠𒋛𒆠 𒄿𒁷𒉡 𒀀𒈾 𒊭𒋗𒉡 𒃻𒄭𒀀 𒉌𒄭𒀀 𒅇 𒈪𒅎𒈠 𒈠𒄴𒍣𒊏𒈬
      a-mur KUR urugaz-riki KUR uruaš-qa-lu-naki u₃ urula-ki-siki i-din-nu a-na ša-šu-nu NINDA.ḪI.A I₃.ḪI.A u₃ mi-im-ma ma-aḫ-zi-ra-mu
      /amur māt Gazri māt Ašqaluna u Lakisi iddinnū ana šâšunu akalī šamnī u mimma mahzirāmū/
      Look, the land of Gezer, the land of Ashkelon, and L[achish] gave bread, oil, and everything else (their needs) to them.

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
  • 𒌷𒀸𒋡𒇻𒈾 (uruaš-qa-lu-na)
  • 𒌷𒀸𒋡𒇻𒈾𒆠 (uruaš-qa-lu-naki)
  • 𒌷𒀸𒂵𒇻𒈾𒆠 (uruaš-qa₂-lu-naki)
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