Sumerian
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Etymology
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From 𒊹 (šar₂ /šar/, “3,600”) + 𒃲 (gal, “big”), literally “big 3,600”.
𒊹𒃲 • (šar₂-gal /šargal/)
- two hundred sixteen thousand, 216,000 (60×60×60)
References
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- Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerian[1] (doctoral thesis), page 244
- “𒊹𒃲 (šargal)” in ePSD2