akkû

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔak- (“awl, raven, volture”). Cognate with Hebrew אוֹחַ (ʔóaḥ, “eagle owl”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /akˈkuː/

Noun

akkû m

1. (Standard Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian) a type of owl

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒀝𒆪𒌑 (ak-ku-u₂)

References

• “akkû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], volume 1, A, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1964