Kinaḫnum

Akkadian

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic كَنْعَان‎ (kanʕān) and Biblical Hebrew כְּנַעַן‎ (kənáʕan).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Kinaḫnum ?

  1. (geography) Canaan

Alternative forms
  • Kinaḫni, Kinaḫna, Kinaḫḫi
Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
  • 𒆳𒆠𒈾𒄴𒈾 (kurki-na-aḫ-na)
  • 𒆳𒆠𒈾𒄭 (kurki-na-ḫi)
  • 𒆠𒈾𒄴𒄭 (ki-na-aḫ-ḫi)
  • 𒆥𒈾𒄭 (kin-na-ḫi)

Derived terms
  • Kinaḫayyum (“Canaanite”)

References
  • “gabbu A”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Miller, Douglas B.; Shipp, R. Mark (2014) An Akkadian Handbook, 2nd edition, Eisenbrauns, page 115
  • [EA 148]
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