Kinaḫnum

Kinaḫnum

Akkadian

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic كَنْعَان‎ (kanʿān) and Biblical Hebrew כְּנַעַן‎ (kənáʕan).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /kiˈnaχ.num/

Proper noun

Kinaḫnum ?

1. (geography) Canaan

Alternative forms

• Kinaḫni, Kinaḫna, Kinaḫḫi

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒆳𒆠𒈾𒄴𒈾 (kurki-na-aḫ-na) 𒆳𒆠𒈾𒄭 (kurki-na-ḫi) 𒆠𒈾𒄴𒄭 (ki-na-aḫ-ḫi) 𒆥𒈾𒄭 (kin-na-ḫi)

Derived terms

• Kinaḫayyum (“Canaanite”)

 

References

• “gabbu A”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Miller, Douglas B.; Shipp, R. Mark (2014) An Akkadian Handbook, 2nd edition, Eisenbrauns, page 115
• [EA 148]