kištu (?)
3Attestations
OAOA: Old Assyrian (ca. 1900–1700 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) Ki-iš-tám u šaḫerēn kunukkīma ištē PN šēbilīm BIN 6, 20: 30 “send me K. and a pair of šaḫeru -footwear under seals with PN”. new
OAOA: Old Assyrian (ca. 1900–1700 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) alānē er-bi-i tiʾāmte u ki-iš-tám šēbilam OIP 27, 6: 6 “send me acorns, shrimp and K.” new
OAOA: Old Assyrian (ca. 1900–1700 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) 2 naruq ki-iš-tám iṣṣēr PN u PNf aššitišu PNf₂ tīšū Albarak 1998, 10 kt o/k 106 3 “PN and his wife PNf owe 2 'sacks' of K. to PNf₂”. Also ib.: 10, see Albayrak 1998, 10. new
Discussion
A rarely mentioned agricultural product, measured by capacity (naruqqu “sack” = ± 120 liters and karpatu “jar” = ± 30 liters), and doubtless to be separated from qīštu “forest” and qīštu “present”. See Dercksen 2001, 44.