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