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Akkadian
Etymology
From 𒈠𒄩𒍮 (maḫāṣum, “to beat; to weave”).
Pronunciation
Noun
miḫiṣtum f (plural miḫṣātum) (Standard Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian)
- cuneiform wedge, stroke (of the stylus)
- wound
Cuneiform spellings
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Phonetic
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- 𒈪𒄭𒄑𒌈 (mi-ḫi-iṣ-tum)
- 𒈪𒄭𒄑𒌅 (mi-ḫi-iṣ-tu)
- 𒈪𒄭𒅋𒌈 (mi-ḫi-il-tum)
- 𒈪𒄴𒍝𒌈 (mi-iḫ-ṣa-tum) (plural)
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References
- “miḫiṣtu”, 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) “miḫiṣtu”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag