iškum

Akkadian

Root
'-š-k
1 term

Etymology

Cognate with Biblical Hebrew אֶשֶׁךְ (ʔɛ́šɛḵ) and Ugaritic 𐎜𐎌𐎋 (ủšk).

Pronunciation

Noun

iškum f (construct state iški, plural iškū) (Old Babylonian, Standard Babylonian)

  1. testicle, scrotum
    Synonym: 𒄵 𒁉𒅕𒆠𒅎 (kalīt birkim)

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒋓 (ŠIR)
  • 𒋓𒎌 (ŠIR.MEŠ) (plural)
  • 𒅖𒆪 (iš-ku)

References

  • “išku”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “išku(m) I”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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