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Akkadian
Etymology
From the preposition 𒂕 (warka, “after, behind”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
warkānum (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)
- later on, afterwards
Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
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Mixed
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- 𒉿𒅈𒅗𒉡𒌝 (wa-ar-ka-nu-um)
- 𒉿𒅈𒂵𒉡𒌝 (wa-ar-ka₃-nu-um)
- 𒉿𒅈𒂵𒉏 (wa-ar-ka₃-num)
- 𒅈𒅗𒀀𒉡 (ar-ka-a-nu)
- 𒅈𒅗𒉡 (ar-ka-nu)
- 𒉿𒅈𒋡𒉡 (wa-ar-qa-nu)
- 𒅈𒋡𒉡 (ar-qa-nu)
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- 𒂕𒉡𒌝 (EGIR-nu-um)
- 𒂕𒅗𒉡 (EGIR-ka-nu)
- 𒂕𒉡 (EGIR-nu)
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References
- “arkānu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
- Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “(w)arkānu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library