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Akkadian
Etymology
From Sumerian 𒄀𒆤 (gikid /kid/).
Pronunciation
Noun
kītum m (Old Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Standard Babylonian)
- reed mat
- a surface measure
Cuneiform spellings
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Phonetic
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- 𒆠𒄿𒌈 (ki-i-tum)
- 𒆠𒂊𒌈 (ki-e-tum)
- 𒆠𒌈 (ki-tum)
- 𒆠𒄿𒌅 (ki-i-tu)
- 𒆠𒄿𒌓 (ki-i-tu₂)
- 𒆠𒌅 (ki-tu)
- 𒆠𒌓 (ki-tu₂)
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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