kiššatum

Akkadian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sumerian 𒆧 (kiš, “totality, world”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈkiʃ.ʃa.tum/

Noun

kiššatum f

1. (before another noun) totality, all of

   𒆠𒅖𒊭𒀜 𒉌𒅆 [kiššat nišī] ― ki-iš-ša-at ni-ši ― all mankind

   𒉣𒈨 𒆠𒅖𒊭𒀜 𒈠𒀠𒆠 [apkallum kiššat malkī] ― NUN.ME ki-iš-ša-at ma-al-ki ― wise(st) among all the rulers

   𒂍 𒆧𒆳 𒀭𒎌 [bīt kiššat ilī] ― E₂ kiš-šat DINGIR.MEŠ ― the temple for all the gods

2. world, universe

   𒈗 𒆠𒅖𒊭𒁴 𒄿𒈾 𒌦𒁴 𒄿𒁀𒀸𒅆

   [šar kiššatim ina mātim ibašši]

   LUGAL ki-iš-ša-tim i-na KALAM-tim i-ba-aš-ši

   there will be a world ruler in the country

Alternative forms

• kiššatu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒆧 (KIŠ) 𒊹 (ŠAR₂) 𒆠𒊹𒊏 (KI.ŠAR₂.RA) 𒋙 (ŠU₂)	𒆠𒅖𒊭𒌈 (ki-iš-ša-tum) 𒆧𒃻𒌈 (kiš-ša₂-tum) 𒆠𒅖𒊭𒌅 (ki-iš-ša-tu) 𒆧𒃻𒌅 (kiš-ša₂-tu)

References

• “kiššatu A”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], 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