temennu  [TEMEN : ]  (Sumerian origin)

1) : a foundation of a wall , levelling works / grading work , earthwork / digging in , a terrace ; 2) : foundation , a foundation document ; 3) figurative sense figuré : the word of a deity ; 4) : a foundation document / inscribed peg (?) / a conical brick with foundation inscriptions (?) ;

Cf. temmēnu

See also : tamlīu, tamlû