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Akkadian
Etymology
Cognate with Biblical Hebrew אֶשֶׁךְ (ʔɛ́šɛḵ) and Ugaritic 𐎜𐎌𐎋 (ủšk).
Pronunciation
Noun
iškum f (construct state iški, plural iškū) (Old Babylonian, Standard Babylonian)
- testicle, scrotum
- Synonym: 𒄵 𒁉𒅕𒆠𒅎 (kalīt birkim)
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- 𒋓 (ŠIR)
- 𒋓𒎌 (ŠIR.MEŠ) (plural)
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References
- “išku”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
- Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “išku(m) I”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag