kiššatum

Akkadian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

kiššatum f

  1. (before another noun) totality, all of
    𒆧 𒉌𒅆𒄿 [kiššat nišī]KIŠ ni-ši-iall 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

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒆧 (KIŠ)
  • 𒊹 (ŠAR₂)
  • 𒆠𒊹𒊏 (KI.ŠAR₂.RA)
  • 𒋙 (ŠU₂)
  • 𒆠𒅖𒊭𒌈 (ki-iš-ša-tum)
  • 𒆧𒃻𒌈 (kiš-ša₂-tum)
  • 𒆠𒅖𒊭𒌅 (ki-iš-ša-tu)
  • 𒆧𒃻𒌅 (kiš-ša₂-tu)

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