santakkum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Sumerian 𒁹 (santakβ‚„, sagΜƒtakβ‚„ /⁠sagΜƒtak⁠/, β€œtriangle; wedge”).

Pronunciation

Noun

santakkum m (plural santakkΕ«) (Babylonian)

  1. (geometry) triangle
  2. cuneiform wedge
    π’‹Ύπ’„’ π’Š“π’€­π’‹³π’† π’…Ž [tikip santakkim] ― ti-kip sa-an-tak-ki-im ― cuneiform sign
  3. one

Alternative forms

  • santakku (non-mimated)
  • sattakkum, sattaku
  • samdakkum (occasionally)
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • π’Š“π’€­π’‹«π’€π’„£ (sa-an-ta-ak-kum)
  • π’Š“π’‹«π’†ͺπ’Œ (sa-ta-ku-um)
  • π’Š•π’‹«π’„£ (san-ta-kum)
  • π’Š“π’€­π’‹«π’†ͺ (sa-an-ta-ku)
  • π’Š“π’€­π’‹³π’†ͺ (sa-an-tak-ku)
  • π’Š“π’€­π’–π’†ͺ (sa-an-takβ‚‚-ku)
  • 𒆳𒋫π’†ͺ (sat-ta-ku)
  • tikip santakkim (β€œcuneiform sign”)

References

  • β€œsantakku”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)β€Ž[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
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