ꜥkꜣ

Egyptian

Etymology

From Northwest Semitic, possibly from Hebrew עַכּוֹ (ʿAkkō).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɑːkɑ/
  • Conventional anglicization: aka

Proper noun

  m./f. topo.

1. Acre, a city in Israel

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜥkꜣ  

ꜥky	ꜥꜣk	ꜥkꜣ	ꜥꜣkꜣ

References

• Aḥituv, Shmuel (1984) “Acco”, in Canaanite Toponyms in Ancient Egyptian Documents, Jerusalem: The Magnes Press, The Hebrew University, →ISBN, page 48
• Simons, S. J. (1937) Handbook for the Study of Egyptian Topographical Lists Relating to Western Asia, pages 137, 139
• Helck, Wolfgang, Otto, Eberhard (1975) “Akko”, in Lexikon der Ägyptologie, volumes 1: A – Ernte, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, pages 116–117