kanīkum

Akkadian
Root
k-n-k
4 terms

Etymology

From the verb kanākum (“to seal”).

Pronunciation

Noun

kanīkum m or f (plural kanīkū m or kanīkātum f)

  1. sealed document
    Synonyms: kankum, kunukkum
  2. (Old Babylonian, Standard Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian) purchase document, receipt
  3. (Old Babylonian) sealed bag

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
  • 𒅗𒉌𒄣 (ka-ni-kum)
  • 𒅗𒉌𒆪 (ka-ni-ku)

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