maškanum

Akkadian

Root
š-k-n
2 terms

Etymology

From šakānum (“to put”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈmaʃ.ka.num/

Noun

maškanum m (plural maškanū m or maškanātum f)

1. threshing floor
2. location, site
3. vacant lot

Alternative forms

• maškanu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒆠𒌓 (KISLAḪ) 𒈦𒃷 (MAŠ.GAN₂)	𒈠𒀸𒅗𒉡𒌝 (ma-aš-ka-nu-um) 𒈦𒅗𒉡 (maš-ka-nu)

References

• “maškanu”, 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) A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag