Akkadian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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mātum f (plural mātātum) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. (political unit) home country, native land
  2. land (in contrast to sea), flat country (in contrast to mountain)
  3. foreign country/territory
  4. inhabitants of a country

Alternative forms

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mātu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic Mixed
  • 𒆳 (KUR)
  • 𒌦 (KALAM) (Old Akkadian, Old Babylonian)
  • 𒈠𒁕 (MA.DA) (Old Akkadian, Neo-Babylonian)
  • 𒆳𒆳 (KUR.KUR) (plural)

Descendants

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  • Aramaic: מתא (māṯā, region, country, town)
  • Sumerian: 𒈠𒁕 (ma-da /⁠mada⁠/)

References

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  • “mātu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], volume 10, M, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1977