ḫikuptaḫ

Akkadian

Etymology

From Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ, a metonymical term for the city of Memphis. Compare Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos, “Egypt”) and Ugaritic 𐎈𐎋𐎔𐎚 (ḥkpt /ḥikupta/, “Memphis”) from the same source.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /χiˈkup.taχ/

Proper noun

ḫikuptaḫ

Memphis, Egypt

Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
𒄭𒆪𒌒𒋫𒄴 (ḫi-ku-up-ta-aḫ)