kimtum

kimtum

Akkadian

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈkim.tum/

Noun

kimtum f (from Old Akkadian on)

1. family, kin

   Synonyms: nišūtum, kīmu

Alternative forms

• kimtu (non-mimated)
• kintum, kīmatu

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒅎𒊑𒀀 (IM.RI.A)	𒆠𒅎𒌈 (ki-im-tum) 𒁶𒌈 (kim-tum) 𒆠𒅎𒌅 (ki-im-tu)

Related terms

• kīmum

 

References

• “kimtu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Black, Jeremy; George, Andrew; Postgate, Nicholas (2000), “kimtu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag