alamittu  ()

[Country → Trees]

1) a wild species of : date palm ; 2) suspended gardens of Nineveh : a worm conveyor / an auger system / an endless screw / a worm gear a device used to carry water upwards ;

Cf. gišimmaru, saluppu, kurunnu, libbi gišimmari

Variants : alamūtu, elamittu, ḫulamētu, ḫulamītu

See also : kurunnu, nukaribbūtu, alamittu, libbi gišimmari, šugurrû, ṭanīpu, saluppu