Meluhha
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Proper noun
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Borrowed
from
Sumerian
𒈨𒈛𒄩𒆠
(
me-luḫ-ḫa
ki
/Meluḫḫa/
)
for
Akkadian
𒈨𒈛𒄩
(
Meluḫḫa
)
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IPA
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/mɛˈluː.hə/
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/mɛˈluː.xə/
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Meluhha
Probably the Indus valley civilization; a civilization east of Mesopotamia.
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