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Akkadian
Etymology
Unknown
Pronunciation
Noun
kakkum m (construct state kakki or kak, pronominal state kakka, plural kakkū) (from Old Akkadian on)
- weapon
- (extispicy) a distinctive and portentive mark on the liver
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms
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Phonetic
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- 𒄑𒆪 (GIŠ.TUKUL)
- 𒆪 (TUKUL) (rare)
- 𒄑𒂷𒄑 (GIŠ.ŠITA₂) (rare)
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- 𒅗𒀝𒄣 (ka-ak-kum)
- 𒆕𒆪 (kak-ku)
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References
- “kakku”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
- Huehnergard, John (2011) A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns