Kūsu

Akkadian

Etymology

Compare Hebrew כּוּשׁ (kuš) and Egyptian

(kꜣš).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Kūsu ?

  1. Cush

Alternative forms
  • Kūšu
Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
  • 𒆳𒆪𒌋𒋢 (kurku-u-su)
  • 𒆳𒆪𒌑𒋢 (kurku-u₂-su)
  • 𒆳𒆪𒌑𒋙 (kurku-u₂-šu₂)
  • 𒆳𒆪𒌑𒋗 (kurku-u₂-šu)
  • 𒆳𒆪𒋛 (kurku-si) (genitive)

References
  • “tullutlu b)”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, volume 18, T, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 2006, page 465
  • The Royal Inscriptions of Ashurbanipal, Aššur-etel-ilāni, and Sîn-šarra-iškun
  • Heinrich Otten: "Kuš, Kischiten." In: Dietz Otto Edzard (Ed.): Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie. Volume 6, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin/New York 1980–1983, →ISBN, pp. 374–375.
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