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𒄑𒂟

𒄑𒂟

Akkadian

Noun

𒄑𒂟 (gišrinnu) [GEŠ.ERIM, GIŠ.ERIM, GEŠ.ERIN2, GIŠ.ERIN2]

  1. scales
    • c. early second millennium BCE, Proverbs, collection 17 (c.6.1.17), proverb 3.64, segment b7, lines 22-23:
      ĝiš-erin2 sa ak-pu2 niĝ2 ĝiri3-a-kam
      dam-gar3-ra gu5-li-ni-ir lu2 na-an-tuku-tuku
      Scales made with a net are a pit contrived of dishonesty;
      should a man then take a merchant for his friend?

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