kītum

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Akkadian

Etymology

From Sumerian 𒄀𒆤 (gikid /⁠kid⁠/).

Pronunciation

Noun

kītum m (Old Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Standard Babylonian)

  1. reed mat
  2. a surface measure

Alternative forms

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References

  • “kītu”, 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) “kītum”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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