akan [NIPPLE] N (19x) Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian, unknown wr. akan; akan^a-^ka-^an; ^a-^ka-ⁿⁱakan; ^uzuakan; akkan₃ "nipple; teat; udder"

[1]	𒁛	akan
[2]	𒁛𒀀𒅗𒀭	akan^a-^ka-^an
[3]	𒀀𒅗𒉌𒁛	^a-^ka-ⁿⁱakan
[4]	𒍜𒁛	^uzu akan
[5]	𒇖	akkan₃

	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	1	7	7	1
[2]		1
[3]			1
[4]			1
[5]

5 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Ur III (1x/5%)

Old Babylonian (8x/42%)

Neo-Assyrian (6x/32%)

Neo-Babylonian (2x/11%)

Persian (1x/5%)

unknown (1x/5%)

Senses:

1. nipple (19x/100%)

2. teat

3. udder

Akk. ṣertu.

Bibliography

[2005] P. Attinger, ZA 95 269.

akan

= ṣertum (Ea 04 60; Ea 08 256).

= ṣertu (K 04263+ r i 16').

(OB Nippur Ea 836).

Lexical Associations

ṣertu[nipple]N (// akan[nipple])

akan = ṣe-er-tu (K 04263+ r i 16').

akan = ṣir-[tum] (AJSL 33, 170-171 i 58; Ea 04 60; Ea 08 256).

[^uzuakan] = ṣer-tum tu-lu-u (CT 14, pl. 03-04, K 04205+ o i' 20').

ṣertu[nipple]N (// uzu[flesh] akan[nipple])

uzu akan = ṣer-ti (UET 6, 0406 r 4'; Ura 15 Seg.4, 5).

uzu ^a-^ka-ⁿⁱakan = ṣer-tum tu-lu-u₂ (RA 019, 079-080 o 13').

References for all phrases

akan[nipple]

akan^? (OB Nippur Ea 836).

akan = [...] (CT 12, pl. 27, BM 093042 o 17').

akan-ŋu₁₀ (OB Nippur Ugumu 223').