mutqûm

mutqûm

Akkadian

Root
m-t-q
3 terms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *mataḳ- (“something sweet”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mutqûm m

1. sweet bread

Alternative forms

• mutqû (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒃻𒈬𒌓𒆪𒌑 (nindamu-ut-qu₂-u₂)

References

• “mutqû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), volume 10, M, part 2, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1977