Kūsu

Akkadian

Etymology

Compare Hebrew כּוּשׁ (kuš) and Egyptian

(kꜣš).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈkuː.su/

Proper noun

Kūsu ?

1. Cush

Alternative forms

• Kūšu

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒆳𒆪𒌋𒋢 (kurku-u-su) 𒆳𒆪𒌑𒋢 (kurku-u₂-su) 𒆳𒆪𒌑𒋙 (kurku-u₂-šu₂) 𒆳𒆪𒌑𒋗 (kurku-u₂-šu) 𒆳𒆪𒋛 (kurku-si) (genitive)

References

• “tullutlu b)”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], volume 18, T, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 2006, page 465
• The Royal Inscriptions of Ashurbanipal, Aššur-etel-ilāni, and Sîn-šarra-iškun
• Heinrich Otten: "Kuš, Kischiten." In: Dietz Otto Edzard (Ed.): Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie. Volume 6, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin/New York 1980–1983, →ISBN, pp. 374–375.