berūtum, damtum, and Old Akkadian KI.GAL: Burial of dead enemies in Ancient Mesopotamia
<i>berūtum</i> (wr. KI.GAI, = sur<sub>6</sub>, KI.DÙ = sur<sub>7</sub>) = (natural) hill, (artificial) heap of earth, foundation, (burial) mound; <i>damtum</i> prob. = (burial) mound.
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| Format: | Print Article |
| In: | AfO Year: 1970, Volume: 23, Pages: 27-31 |
| KeiBi Identifier: | 32:299 |
| Summary: | <i>berūtum</i> (wr. KI.GAI, = sur<sub>6</sub>, KI.DÙ = sur<sub>7</sub>) = (natural) hill, (artificial) heap of earth, foundation, (burial) mound; <i>damtum</i> prob. = (burial) mound. |
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