Akkade

Akkadian

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

(Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈak.ka.de/

Proper noun

Akkade ?

Akkad (a land in northern Babylonia and a city founded by Sargon of Akkad)

Alternative forms

Akkadi

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms	Phonetic
𒌵𒆠 (URI.KI) 𒌵 (URI)	𒀝𒅗𒁲𒂊 (ak-ka-de-e) 𒀝𒅗𒁲𒄿 (ak-ka-di-i)

Related terms

akkadûm

Descendants

→ Biblical Hebrew: אַכַּד‎ (ʾakkáḏ)
→ Arabic: أَكَّد‎ (ʔakkad), أَكَّاد‎ (ʔakkād)

References

Miller, Douglas B.; Shipp, R. Mark (2014) An Akkadian Handbook, 2nd edition, Eisenbrauns, page 85

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