ḫikuptaḫ

Akkadian

Etymology

From Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ, a metonymical term for the city of Memphis. Compare Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos, “Egypt”) and Ugaritic 𐎈𐎋𐎔𐎚 (ḥkpt /⁠ḥikupta⁠/, “Memphis”) from the same source.

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /χiˈkup.taχ/

Proper noun

ḫikuptaḫ ?

1. Memphis, Egypt

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒄭𒆪𒌒𒋫𒄴 (ḫi-ku-up-ta-aḫ)