maškanum

Akkadian
Root
š-k-n
2 terms

Etymology

From šakānum (“to put”).

Pronunciation

Noun

maškanum m (plural maškanū m or maškanātum f)

  1. threshing floor
  2. location, site
  3. vacant lot

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒆠𒌓 (KISLAḪ)
  • 𒈦𒃷 (MAŠ.GAN₂)
  • 𒈠𒀸𒅗𒉡𒌝 (ma-aš-ka-nu-um)
  • 𒈦𒅗𒉡 (maš-ka-nu)

References
  • “maškanu”, 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) A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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