Meanings
nounargamannu (uncountable)
- uncountableA red-purple dye.
The least frequently used dye was argamannu, which was also red and probably produced a shade of blue-purple, although different from that of takiltu.
2006, Stefan Zawadzki, Garments of the Gods: Studies on the Textile Industry and the Pantheon of Sippar According to the Texts from the Ebabbar Archive, Volume 1
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- Akkadian𒅈𒂵𒈠𒉡
- Englishargamannu
Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒅈𒂵𒈠𒉡 (argamannu).
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argamannu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argamannu
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“argamannu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argamannu. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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