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Ukkin
Sumerian word for Divine council / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ukkin (UKKIN) is the Sumerian word or symbol for assembly, temple council or Divine council, written ideographically with the cuneiform sign 𒌺 (Borger 2003 nr. 73, encoded by Unicode at code point U+1233A).[3][4]
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In Akkadian it is transliterated as Puḫru or Puḫrum and was used in the context of "public assembly", of both Gods and people with the ultimate meaning of a "totality" of living things. A council of the gods specifically is referred to in Akkadian as Puḫru Ilani or Puḫur Ilani.[5][6] The word was later adopted into Aramaic.[6] In Hittite language it is transliterated as Pankuš or Tuyila.[7] In the Hellenistic era the word Kiništu was used and it found an equivalent in the word Qāhāl in other ancient languages.[5][6]
H. Zimmern noted that the Babylonian New Year feast was also called puhru and connected this with the modern day Jewish holiday of Purim.[8]