kiššatum

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Akkadian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sumerian 𒆧 (kiš, totality, world).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kiššatum f

  1. (before another noun) totality, all of
    𒆠𒅖𒊭𒀜 𒉌𒅆 [kiššat nišī]ki-iš-ša-at ni-šiall mankind
    𒉣𒈨 𒆠𒅖𒊭𒀜 𒈠𒀠𒆠 [apkallum kiššat malkī]NUN.ME ki-iš-ša-at ma-al-kiwise(st) among all the rulers
    𒂍 𒆧𒆳 𒀭𒎌 [bīt kiššat ilī]E₂ kiš-šat DINGIR.MEŠthe temple for all the gods
  2. 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

Alternative forms

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Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic

References

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  • “kiššatu A”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], 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