qaqqadum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *qadqad. Compare Biblical Hebrew קָדְקֹד (qoḏqṓḏ, “the top of the head”) and Ugaritic 𐎖𐎄𐎖𐎄 (qdqd, “the top of the head”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈqaq.qa.dum/

Noun

qaqqadum m (plural qaqqadātum f)

1. head
2. person, self
3. leading person
4. upper part, top
5. (finance) capital, principal (amount)

Alternative forms

• qaqqadu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒊕𒁺 (SAG.DU) 𒊕 (SAG) (rare) 𒌋𒅗 (UGU)	𒂵𒀝𒂵𒌈 (qa-aq-qa-dum)

Descendants

• → Old Armenian: գագաթն (gagatʻn)

Related terms

• ṣalmāt qaqqadim

 

References

• Muss-Arnolt, William (1905) A Concise Dictionary of the Assyrian Language, volume II, Berlin: Reuther & Reichard, pages 923–924