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Akkadian
Etymology
From Sumerian 𒃰 (gada).
Pronunciation
Noun
kitûm m (plural kitâtum) (from Old Akkadian on)
- flax
- linen
Cuneiform spellings
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Phonetic
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- 𒃰 (GADA)
- 𒌆𒃰 (TUG₂.GADA)
- 𒄑𒃰 (GIŠ.GADA) (occasionally)
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- 𒆠𒌅𒌓𒌝 (ki-tu-u₄-um)
- 𒆠𒌈 (ki-tum)
- 𒆠𒌅𒌑 (ki-tu-u₂)
- 𒆠𒌅𒌋 (ki-tu-u)
- 𒆠𒌓𒌋 (ki-tu₂-u)
- 𒆠𒋫𒀀𒌈 (ki-ta-a-tum) (plural)
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References
- “kitû”, 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) “kitû(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag