suḫātu
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Meanings:
armpit; recessed doorway
de:German: Deutsch Armbeuge; Türnische
fr:French: Français aisselle ; encadrement de porte en retrait
Distribution: SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE)
Grammar:
pos: subst.Substantive
Etymology: Inherited
11. Armpit
SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) šumma simmu šikinšu kīma abni dan lū ina kišādišu lū ina su-⸢ḫa⸣-ti-šú lū ina rebītišu šakin Sakikkû XXXIII 32 “if the characteristic of a lesion is (that it is) hard like stone, it is present either on his neck, his armpit or his lower groin”. new
12. Recessed doorway
SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) ⸢n⸣ su-ḫat SpTU 4, 220 ii 10, 16 “n (bricks in length): recess”. Cf. George 1995, 186-87. new
Discussion
For suḫātu as an architectural term meaning “recessed doorway” see George 1995, 186f.