kišar [EARTH]

(35 instances)

kišar [EARTH] (35x: Old Akkadian, Old Babylonian) wr. ki-šar2 "totality; the whole earth; horizon" Akk. kiššat erşeti; kiššatu

[1] cuneiform KI.ŠAR₂ ki-šar2
+ -ra (28x/80%); -0 (7x/20%).
3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 (no date)
[1] 1 31

7 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. totality (32x/91%)

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2. the whole earth (3x/9%)

~ ELA/Old Akkadian/Girsu ki-šar2-ra ma2-lah4 RTC 115 5.

3. horizon

Akk. kiššat erşeti "totality, world"; kiššatu.

[1995] A. Cavigneaux and F. Alrawi, ZA 85 173.


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