Meluḫḫa

Akkadian

Etymology

Unknown; might be a borrowing from Proto-Dravidian *mel-Vkku. Might also be possibly related to 𒈣𒁻 (ma-laḫ, sailor)[1][2]

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Meluḫḫa ?

  1. Meluhha

Alternative forms

  • Melaḫḫa
Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic

Derived terms

  • Meluḫḫû (from Meluhha)

References

  • “meluḫḫû”, 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) “meluḫḫû”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
  • Miller, Douglas B., Shipp, R. Mark (2014) An Akkadian Handbook, 2nd edition, Eisenbrauns, page 124

Other Citations

  1. J.M. Schader (2016).
  2. The Friday Times (October 21, 2023). "Mesopotamian Legends Of Meluhha: Could This Be Ancient Sindh?". Retrieved on March 3, 2024.

Further reading

Meluhha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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