kiʾutu [LOCUS] N (73x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, unknown wr. ki-^dutu; ki-utu "a cultic location; a ritual"

[1]	𒆠𒀭𒌓	ki-^dutu
[2]	𒆠𒌓	ki-utu

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			1		2		51	3	8	2
[2]		1	5

8 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (1x/1%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (6x/8%)

Old Akkadian (2x/3%)

Ur III (51x/70%)

Old Babylonian (3x/4%)

Middle Babylonian (2x/3%)

Neo-Assyrian (4x/5%)

Neo-Babylonian (2x/3%)

unknown (2x/3%)

Senses:

1. a cultic location (19x/26%)

2. a ritual (54x/74%)

Bibliography

[2001] M. Krebernik, ZA 91 239-240.

[1995] W. Sallaberger, JCS 47 19.

[1993] W. Sallaberger, Kalender 215-216.

Lexical Associations

erēbu[enter]V šamšu[sun]N waṣû[go out]V šamšu[sun]N (// kiʾutu[locus] e[leave] šuš[cover])

⸢ki⸣-^d⸢utu⸣ e₃^!(UD.DU) šu;uš = e-re-eb ša-am-ši; wa-ṣi ša-am-ši (JNES 79 (2020), 51-64 r 12).

immeru[sheep]N x (// udu[sheep] kiʾutu[locus])

⸢udu ki-^d⸣utu = ⸢UDU⸣ [...] (Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 o iii 32).

immeru[sheep]N Šamaš[1]DN (// udu[sheep] kiʾutu[locus])

⸢udu⸣ ki-^dutu = im-mir ^dUTU^ši (MSL 08/1, 005 E o ii' 15').

[udu] ⸢ki⸣-^dutu = UDU [^dUTU] (MSL SS 1, 030 r 4').

udu ki-^dutu = UDU ^dUTU^ši (Ura 13 Seg.1, 159).

udukiutukku[(a kind of sacrificial sheep)]N (// udu[sheep] kiʾutu[locus])

⸢udu⸣ ki-^dutu = ŠU<(udukiutukku)>^ku (Ura 13 Seg.1, 158; Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 o iii 31; MSL 08/1, 005 E o ii' 14'; MSL SS 1, 030 r 3').

Šamaš[1]DN (// udu[sheep] kiʾutu[locus])

⸢udu⸣ ki-^dutu = šam-ši (OIP 011, 044 o i' 22').

References for all phrases

kiʾutu[locus]

ki-^dutu = ud ri₂-a (JNES 79 (2020), 51-64 r 11).

kiʾutu[locus] e[leave] šuš[cover]