𒄑𒂟
Akkadian
editNoun
edit𒄑𒂟 • (gišrinnu) [GEŠ.ERIM, GIŠ.ERIM, GEŠ.ERIN2, GIŠ.ERIN2]
- scales
- c. early second millennium BCE, Proverbs, collection 17 (c.6.1.17), proverb 3.64, segment b7, lines 22-23
- 𒄑𒂟 𒊓 𒀝𒁍 𒃻 𒄊𒀀𒄰
𒁮𒃼𒊏 𒆪𒇷𒉌𒅕 𒇽 𒈾𒀭𒌇𒌇- g̃iš-erin₂ sa ak-pu₂ nig̃₂ g̃iri₃-a-kam
dam-gar₃-ra gu₅-li-ni-ir lu₂ na-an-tuku-tuku - Scales made with a net are a pit contrived of dishonesty;
should a man then take a merchant for his friend?
- g̃iš-erin₂ sa ak-pu₂ nig̃₂ g̃iri₃-a-kam
Descendants
edit- Old Armenian: կշիռ (kšiṙ)