Akkade

Akkadian

Etymology

Unknown. It is thought to derive from the Akkadian word for "gate" or "city."

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈak.ka.de/

Proper noun

Akkade ?

1. Akkad (a land in northern Babylonia and a city founded by Sargon of Akkad)

Alternative forms

• Akkadi

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒌵𒆠 (URI.KI) 𒌵 (URI)	𒀝𒅗𒁲𒂊 (ak-ka-de-e) 𒀝𒅗𒁲𒄿 (ak-ka-di-i)

Related terms

• akkadûm

 

Descendants

• → Biblical Hebrew: אַכַּד (ʔakkáḏ)
• → Arabic: أَكَّد (ʔakkad), أَكَّاد (ʔakkād)

References

• Miller, Douglas B., Shipp, R. Mark (2014) An Akkadian Handbook, 2nd edition, Eisenbrauns, page 85