# \*kakk- 'weapon'

A Proto-Semitic root the Linear A Lexicon's readings rest on.

- Author's gloss: weapon
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/50525edd50131a50e59ec82bf5132da0fa89efc9/wiki/semitic-roots/k/3844_weapon.md

## In Linear A

- [KA-KU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KA-KU/index.md>) (Kakku): personal name, 'Weapon' (Amorite Kakku)
- [KA-KU-NE-TE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KA-KU-NE-TE/index.md>) (Kakku-ʿAnēt): Weapon of Anat (theophoric personal name); rival Egyptian Neith as the second element

## Notes

Gelb AS 21, 22 also lists Kakka, DN.

## Reflexes: East Semitic

- Akkadian: kakku (CAD K 50) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Northwest Semitic

- Amorite: kakkum, fem. kakka (Gelb AS 21, 22) (gloss withheld)

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit 50525edd.