Editing Qingu (section)

==Name==
The most widespread spelling of Qingu's name in [[cuneiform]] is ''<sup>d</sup>qin-gu'', though sporadically ''<sup>d</sup>qi-in-gu'', ''<sup>d</sup>qin-ga'' and ''<sup>d</sup>qin-gi'' occur as well.{{sfn|Krebernik|2008|p=178}} A further variant, ''<sup>d</sup>qin-gu-gu'', is presumed to be a [[Dittography|dittographic]] error.{{sfn|Lambert|2013|p=221}} While the romanization Kingu can be sometimes found in modern literature, Qingu is the most commonly used, and is presumed to be more accurate to the original pronunciation.{{sfn|Bennett|2021|p=114}} 

It is accepted that Qingu's name has [[Sumerian language|Sumerian]] origin, as it would be unlikely for an [[Akkadian language|Akkadian]] [[Root (linguistics)|root]] to contain both ''q'' and ''g''.{{sfn|Lambert|2013|p=221}} {{ill|Manfred Krebernik|de}} suggests that it can be connected with the terms ''kíĝ'' (KIN), "work", and ''kingal'', "leader".{{sfn|Krebernik|2008|p=178}} This proposal is also supported by others authors, such as [[Wilfred G. Lambert]]{{sfn|Lambert|2013|p=221}} and Selena Wisnom.{{sfn|Wisnom|2020|p=125}}