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Akkadian in Middle Persian (1)

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11 Language, communication, libraries and education





10 Judiciary and legislature


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Persian language
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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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