kitûm

Akkadian

Root
k-t-'
1 term

Etymology

From Sumerian 𒃰 (gada).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /kiˈtuːm/

Noun

kitûm m (plural kitâtum) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. flax
2. linen

Alternative forms

• kitû (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒃰 (GADA) 𒌆𒃰 (TUG₂.GADA) 𒄑𒃰 (GIŠ.GADA) (occasionally)	𒆠𒌅𒌓𒌝 (ki-tu-u₄-um) 𒆠𒌈 (ki-tum) 𒆠𒌅𒌑 (ki-tu-u₂) 𒆠𒌅𒌋 (ki-tu-u) 𒆠𒌓𒌋 (ki-tu₂-u) 𒆠𒋫𒀀𒌈 (ki-ta-a-tum) (plural)

References

• “kitû”, 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) “kitû(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag