𒄑𒂟

Akkadian

Noun

𒄑𒂟 • (gišrinnu) [GEŠ.ERIM, GIŠ.ERIM, GEŠ.ERIN₂, GIŠ.ERIN₂]

1. scales
   • c. early second millennium BCE, Proverbs, collection 17 (c.6.1.17), proverb 3.64, segment b7, lines 22-23:

     ĝiš-erin₂ sa ak-pu₂ niĝ₂ ĝiri₃-a-kam

     dam-gar₃-ra gu₅-li-ni-ir lu₂ na-an-tuku-tuku

     Scales made with a net are a pit contrived of dishonesty;

     should a man then take a merchant for his friend?

Descendants

• Old Armenian: կշիռ (kšiṙ)

References

• ePSD