maškanum

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Akkadian

Root
š-k-n
2 terms

Etymology

From šakānum (“to put”).

Pronunciation

Noun

maškanum m (plural maškanū m or maškanātum f)

  1. threshing floor
  2. location, site
  3. vacant lot

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
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References

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