akkadûm

Akkadian

Etymology

From 𒌵𒆠 (Akkade, “Akkad”) +‎ 𒄿 (-ī, nisba suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ak.kaˈduːm/

Adjective

akkadûm (feminine akkadītum, masculine plural akkadûtum, feminine plural akkadiātum, predicative akkadī) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. Akkadian

   𒄑𒈿𒌵𒆠 [eršum akkadītum] ― GIŠ.NA₂.URI.KI ― an Akkadian bed

Alternative forms

• akkadû (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒌵 (URI) 𒌵𒆠 (URI.KI)	𒀝𒅗𒁺𒌑 (ak-ka-du-u₂) 𒀝𒅗𒁺𒌋 (ak-ka-du-u)

References

• “akkadû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “akkadû(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag