kanākum

Akkadian
Root
k-n-k
4 terms

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

Verb

kanākum (G, a-u, durative ikannak, perfect iktanak, preterite iknuk, imperative kunuk, verbal adjective kankum) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. to seal (to use a seal on s.th.)
  2. to seal a document
  3. to place s.th. under seal (for safekeeping, etc.)
  4. (in hendiadys) to give/take/send s.th. under seal

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
  • 𒅗𒈾𒄣 (ka-na-kum)
  • 𒅗𒈾𒆪 (ka-na-ku)

References
  • “kanāku”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
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