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Akkadian
ayāṣu - weasel
(CAD A₂ 231, AHw. 25)
Var. ayyaṣu. Also a bag to carry oil, made of the skin of the weasel.
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PS
*ˀa(n)yaṣ-, *ˀanṣaw/y-
- weasel, mouse
(SED II No. 26)