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  1. qanû : [Country → Plants]  1) reed , cane [qan šalālu , qan ṭābu] : sweet reed [GI.DÙG.GA] -an aromatic- 2) a (reed) building [qanû šipri] : work-reed : [ša-muḫḫi-qanāti] : reed officer 3) shaft of a weapon , arrow 4) a musical pipe 5) part of a weighing scales 6) a measuring instrument (a cane) [qanû mindati] : = 6 cubits (7 in Babylon) , half
  2. qanû : [Measures → Length]  6 cubit ; a "reed" ; 144 fingers (130 in Babylon), 3.2 m (Neo-Assyrian), 3 m (Old-Babylonian)