Babyloniaca, études de philologie assyro-babylonienne.

84UTAERIAN LOAN-WORDS11

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makaltu, basin. For kalakku, see also K 2563, 28 (GRAY, SaMas'
pl. 5). For example of k. in coinpounds doubled, see SAl 61.5 tukulinafgh tukulmahakku.
kaparru shepherd, loan-word from ka-bar SAI 426.
kikki'u, kikkisu chamber in a temple, LSS J1 I 54. Id-Pr. gi-sik
SAL 1683 perhaps for gi-qi-si(k), i e. with determ. gi omitted. Cf.
gi-a-.Su z=-amu, a chamber SAI 1682; KB VI 1361.
kinuna oven, kin-ne BiR. 9703; on ki: — kin see LEANDER, P. 4 0.
Often in ZIMMERN, Rit.; see also LSS 111t102 5; CT XV 441, 8.
Palnmyrene Literally " place of fire ".
kisalla, kisal SAL 3783, literally "1 wide-place"' (BR. 10918).
Place of purification, KING, Magic n0 11, 44. Cf. gharsapc-ka'lama kisal
nakairi 11am. Code II 98, WJNCKLER andIIARPER" grave"() Place
for religious music Gud. Cyl. A XXVIII 18. gi~kisal, an aliment
Gud. Cyl. B III 19; RTC 220 obv. 7 and passim.
kisalmahhi -the great court, -vestibule, Cud. Cyl. A XXIII 8;
REC 145, Cf. ZA XVIII 131 '
kisikku see ki-sig, p. 87. See also V R 52 a 60.
kisimmu 11W 344i; Bt. 55417. In CT XII 27 is a- list of signs
compounded of dak and DUG BR. 8979 with several different signs
introduced into the sign DUG. The names of the. signs introduced
follow dak 8'a in the 3d column; thus line 11 dak-s'a-kisi[maku..idua. In this sign BR. 55,58 (confused with BR. 5239) the group
LU-MVASis introduced. Now lu-rna-.Ai acc. to KB VI1 3i is'the general name for zodiac, ie. " Tierkreis ", taken from lumas'i sheep,
buck etc. kisimmna therefore sheep-, or a special kin-d of sheep.
kisini also zirbaba and gihu 11W 264 a, 653 b, translated
"Pflanzenwnchs zersti~hendes Tier"', based I suppose on.gam-agi (see
CT XII 27 a 25i) in HARUB BR. 5,538, whence DELITZscH perhaps
qammu, plant and bastnu (?), worm, supposing-confusion with BR.
334. It is very possible t-hat agi =- akalu eat, cf. SAI 219, 11W
54,1 and for ag~ -g eat, perhaps BR. 411954 with BR. 882 [a?]2.ku ()
Hence kisimmu, plant-eating animal, which is not necessarily- a'
worm or a destroying beast, contrary to DEL. and MUSS-ARN.kisia bundle of cane, gi-sa SAL 1508, UNGNAD in OLZ X 262,