Akkadian [ edit ]
Etymology [ edit ]
From Proto-Semitic *nakap-at- ( “ temple, cheek-bone ” ) . Cognate with Arabic نَكَفَة ( nakafa ) .
Pronunciation [ edit ]
nakkaptum f (dual nakkaptān , plural nakkapātum ) ( Babylonian )
temple , brow
Alternative forms [ edit ]
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms
Phonetic
𒅘𒆏𒌈 ( nak-kap-tum )
𒅘𒆏𒌅 ( nak-kap-tu )
𒅘𒆏𒌓 ( nak-kap-tu₂ )
References [ edit ]
“nakkaptu”, 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 ) “nakkaptu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian , 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag