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Akkadian
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *kaʔs- (“cup, goblet”). Cognate with Arabic كَأْس (kaʔs) and Biblical Hebrew כּוֹס (kos).
Pronunciation
Noun
kāsum m or f (plural kāsātum f or kāsānū f)
- a cup, goblet, bowl
- (as a capacity measure): cup
Cuneiform spellings
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Phonetic
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- 𒃲 (GAL)
- 𒄘𒍣 (GU₂.ZI) (Middle Babylonian)
- 𒂁𒄘𒍣 (DUG.GU₂.ZI) (Middle Babylonian)
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- 𒂵𒍪𒌝 (ka₃-su₂-um) (Old Akkadian)
- 𒅗𒍪𒌝 (ka-su₂-um)
- 𒅗𒍮 (ka-sum₂) (Old Babylonian, Mari)
- 𒅗𒀀𒋢 (ka-a-su)
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