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Akkadian
Etymology
Borrowed from Sumerian 𒆧 (kiš, “totality, world”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kiššatum f
- (before another noun) totality, all of
- 𒆠𒅖𒊭𒀜 𒉌𒅆 [kiššat nišī] ― ki-iš-ša-at ni-ši ― all mankind
- 𒉣𒈨 𒆠𒅖𒊭𒀜 𒈠𒀠𒆠 [apkallum kiššat malkī] ― NUN.ME ki-iš-ša-at ma-al-ki ― wise(st) among all the rulers
- 𒂍 𒆧𒆳 𒀭𒎌 [bīt kiššat ilī] ― E₂ kiš-šat DINGIR.MEŠ ― the temple for all the gods
- world, universe
𒈗 𒆠𒅖𒊭𒁴 𒄿𒈾 𒌦𒁴 𒄿𒁀𒀸𒅆- [šar kiššatim ina mātim ibašši]
- LUGAL ki-iš-ša-tim i-na KALAM-tim i-ba-aš-ši
- there will be a world ruler in the country
Cuneiform spellings
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Phonetic
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- 𒆧 (KIŠ)
- 𒊹 (ŠAR₂)
- 𒆠𒊹𒊏 (KI.ŠAR₂.RA)
- 𒋙 (ŠU₂)
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- 𒆠𒅖𒊭𒌈 (ki-iš-ša-tum)
- 𒆧𒃻𒌈 (kiš-ša₂-tum)
- 𒆠𒅖𒊭𒌅 (ki-iš-ša-tu)
- 𒆧𒃻𒌅 (kiš-ša₂-tu)
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References
- “kiššatu A”, 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) “kiššatu(m) I”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag