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Akkadian in Middle Persian (1)

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Topics (move over topic to see place in topic list) Mesopotamian loanwords in Iranian 11 Language, communication, libraries and education 11.01 Imperial languages 11.01.05 Shared linguistic items and features 11.01.05.05 Mesopotamian loanwords 11.01.05.05.04 Mesopotamian loanwords in Iranian Wills 10 Judiciary and legislature 10.03 Legal documents 10.03.06 Wills	Keywords naming Persian language
Period Sasanid Empire	Channel Iranian culture

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The Middle Persian word gett, occurring in a Middle Persian inscription of Kirdir, apparently with meaning “testament” is probably a loanword borrowed from Syriac geṭṭā, which in turn derives from Akkadian giṭṭu “tablet, document”.

Andrea Piras

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