kandum

Akkadian

Etymology

West Semitic borrowing. Compare with Aramaic כנדא‎ (kandā, “vessel, pot; specifically for wine”), from which possibly also Ancient Greek κόνδυ (kóndu).

Pronunciation

(Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈkan.dum/

Noun

kandum m (plural kandānu)

(Neo-Babylonian) a kandu jar, a container of earthenware or silver, mainly for wine

Alternative forms

kandu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
𒃶𒌈 (kan-dum) 𒃶𒁺 (kan-du) 𒃶𒁕𒀀𒉡 (kan-da-a-nu) (pl)

References

“kandu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), volume 8, K, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1971