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Akkadian
Etymology
Compare Hebrew כּוּשׁ (kuš) and Egyptian
(kꜣš).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kūsu ?
- Cush
Cuneiform spellings
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- 𒆳𒆪𒌋𒋢 (kurku-u-su)
- 𒆳𒆪𒌑𒋢 (kurku-u₂-su)
- 𒆳𒆪𒌑𒋙 (kurku-u₂-šu₂)
- 𒆳𒆪𒌑𒋗 (kurku-u₂-šu)
- 𒆳𒆪𒋛 (kurku-si) (genitive)
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References
- “tullutlu b)”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), volume 18, T, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 2006, page 465
- The Royal Inscriptions of Ashurbanipal, Aššur-etel-ilāni, and Sîn-šarra-iškun
- Heinrich Otten: "Kuš, Kischiten." In: Dietz Otto Edzard (Ed.): Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie. Volume 6, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin/New York 1980–1983, →ISBN, pp. 374–375.
