nītu

[Army]

1) a precious item ; 2) an encirclement , a siege (besieging action) , a blockade (?) , a pincer movement (?) ; nītu lawû / lamû : to enfold someone in one's grasp , to encircler (troops) , to besiege a city ; to enfold someone in grasp , to grip / clutch someone ; 3) an enclosure ; 4) a part of intestines ; 5) : silence (?) ;

Cf. nêtu (1)

See also : isirtu *, esāru, usurtu, nītiš, lawû (2)