sikkatum

Akkadian

Root
s-k-k
1 term

𒄑𒆕 (sikkatum)

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈsik.ka.tum/

Noun

sikkatum f (plural sikkātum) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. peg, nail
2. (mathematics) cone, pyramid
3. foundation cone, wall cone
4. (Neo-Babylonian) blade (of a plough)

Alternative forms

• sikkatu (non-mimated)
• siggatu

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒄑𒆕 (GIŠ.KAK, GIŠ.GAG) 𒍏𒆕 (URUDU.GAG)	𒍣𒅗𒌈 (si₂-ka-tum) 𒋝𒅗𒌈 (sik-ka-tum) 𒋝𒅗𒌅 (sik-ka-tu) 𒍣𒂵𒁴 (si₂-ka₃-tim) (genitive) 𒍣𒅗𒁴 (si₂-ka-tim) (genitive) 𒍣𒅅𒅗𒁴 (si₂-ik-ka-tim) (genitive) 𒋝𒆐 (sik-kat₂) (construct state) 𒋝𒆑 (sik-kat₃) (construct state)

Descendants

• → Aramaic: סִכָּא (sikkā), סִכְּתָא (sikkəṯā)
  • → Arabic: سَكّ (sakk), سَكِّيّ (sakkiyy), سِكَّة (sikka)
• → Mishnaic Hebrew: סִכָּה (sikkɔ́)
  • → Israeli Hebrew: סִכָּה (siká)

References

• “sikkatu A”, 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) “sikkatu(m) I”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag