ku.tah is a proper place name, named among origins of settlers and among groups making deities.

ku.tah is used as a proper place name: it identifies an origin in the king of Assyria's resettlement account and identifies the men associated with making Nergal.

1. Place name identifying an origin and its people · dominant

   Both occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper. In 2 Kings 17:24 the form occurs in the list of places from which the king of Assyria came before settling people in Samaria; in 2 Kings 17:30 the APB renders the clause "the men of Cuthah made Nergal," identifying a group by this place name.

   2 Kings 17:242 Kings 17:30

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as "Cuthah" in both verses: first in a list of places of origin and then in the phrase "the men of Cuthah." This reflects the clauses' presentation rather than a separate lexical rendering claim.