Meluhha

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Sumerian 𒈨𒈛𒄩𒆠 (me-luḫ-ḫa^ki /⁠Meluḫḫa⁠/) for Akkadian 𒈨𒈛𒄩 (Meluḫḫa).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /mɛˈluː.hə/, /mɛˈluː.xə/

Proper noun[edit]

Meluhha

Probably the Indus valley civilization; a civilization east of Mesopotamia.

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