𐎣𐎫𐎱𐎬𐎢𐎣

Old Persian

Etymology

Uncertain; possibly Anatolian, compare Luwian 𒅗𒀜𒉺𒌅𒅗 (ka-ad-pa-tu-ka, “low country”), Hittite 𒅗𒋫𒁉𒁕 (ka-ta-pe-da, “place below”). More at Cappadocia.

Proper noun

𐎣𐎫𐎱𐎬𐎢𐎣 (k-t-p-tu-u-k /Katpatuka/)

  1. Cappadocia

Descendants
  • → Akkadian:[1]
    Late Babylonian: 𒅗𒀜𒉺𒌇 (ka-at-pa-tuk /⁠Katpatuk⁠/), 𒅗𒀜𒉺𒌇𒀀𒀀 (ka-at-pa-tuk-a-a /⁠Katpatukaya⁠/), 𒅗𒀜𒉺𒌇𒅗 (ka-at-pa-tuk-ka /⁠Katpatuka⁠/), 𒅗𒀜𒌇𒆪 (ka-at-pa-tuk-ku /⁠Katpatuku⁠/), 𒆐𒉺𒌇𒅗 (kát-pa-tuk-ka /⁠Katpatuka⁠/)
  • → Ancient Greek: Καππαδοκία (Kappadokía)
  • → Aramaic:
    Classical Syriac: ܩܦܕܘܩܝܐ (Qappaddōqīyā)
  • → Egyptian:
    Late Egyptian:
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    d    		 p
    d    		 kAi i xAst
     (gdpdkꜣy)[2][1][3]
  • → Elamite:
    Achaemenid Elamite: 𒋡𒀜𒁀𒁺𒁉 (ka₄-at-ba-du-kaš /⁠Katbadukaš⁠/), 𒋡𒀜𒁍𒌇𒁉 (ka₄-at-pu-tuk-kaš /⁠Katputukaš⁠/), 𒃰𒁀𒁺𒋡 (kat-ba-du-ka₄ /⁠Katbaduka⁠/), 𒃰𒁀𒁺𒁉 (kat-ba-du-kaš /⁠Katbadukaš⁠/), 𒃰𒁀𒁺𒊌𒋡 (kat-ba-du-uk-ka₄ /⁠Katbaduka⁠/), 𒋡𒌓𒁀𒁺𒋡 (ka₄-ut-ba-du-ka₄ /⁠Kautbaduka⁠/), 𒋡𒌓𒁀𒌇𒋡 (ka₄-ut-ba-tuk-ka₄ /⁠Kautbatuka⁠/)[1]
  • → Old Armenian: Կապադովկիա (Kapadovkia)
  • → Parthian: 𐭊𐭐𐭅𐭕𐭊𐭉𐭀 (kpwtkyʾ /⁠Kappōdakiyā⁠/)
    • → Middle Persian: 𐭪𐭯𐭥𐭲𐭪𐭩𐭠𐭩 (kpwtkyʾy /⁠Kappōdakiyā⁠/)

References
  1. Tavernier, Jan (2007) Iranica in the Achaemenid Period (ca. 550–330 B.C.): Lexicon of Old Iranian Proper Names and Loanwords, Attested in Non-Iranian Texts, Peeters Publishers, →ISBN
  2. Jona Lendering, Susa, Statue of Darius, Subject L04, gdpdk3y (OP. Katpatuka = Cappadocia), Livius.org
  3. Posener, Georges (1936) La première domination perse en Égypte: Recueil d’inscriptions hiéroglyphiques, page 185

Further reading

Elena Ene D-Vasilescu, “Aspects of iconography in Byzantine Cappadocia”, European Journal of Theology and Philosophy, vol 1., no 4 (August) 2021, pp. 34-39

  • Elena Ene D-Vasilescu, “Shrines and Schools in Byzantine Cappadocia”, Journal of Early Christian History (Routledge) volume 9, Issue 1, 2019, pp. 1-29
  • Yakubovich, Ilya (2014). Kozuh, M. (ed.). "From Lower Land to Cappadocia". Extraction and Control: Studies in Honor of Matthew W. Stolper. Chicago: Oriental Institute: 347–352.
  • Coindoz M. Archeologia / Préhistoire et archéologie, n°241, 1988, pp. 48–59
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