kiššatum

Akkadian

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

Noun

kiššatum f

  1. (before another noun) totality, all of
    𒆠𒅖𒊭𒀜 𒉌𒅆 ― ki-iš-ša-at ni-ši /kiššat nišī/ ― all mankind
    𒉣𒈨 𒆠𒅖𒊭𒀜 𒈠𒀠𒆠 ― NUN.ME ki-iš-ša-at ma-al-ki /apkallum kiššat malkī/ ― wise(st) among all the rulers
    𒂍 𒆧𒆳 𒀭𒎌 ― E₂ kiš-šat DINGIR.MEŠ /bīt kiššat ilī/ ― the temple for all the gods
  2. world, universe
    𒈗 𒆠𒅖𒊭𒁴 𒄿𒈾 𒌦𒁴 𒄿𒁀𒀸𒅆
    LUGAL ki-iš-ša-tim i-na KALAM-tim i-ba-aš-ši
    /šar kiššatim ina mātim ibašši/
    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)

References
  • “kiššatu A”, 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), “kiššatu(m) I”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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