pānum

Akkadian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *pan-. Compare Biblical Hebrew פָּנִים (pɔním, face) and Arabic فَنِيَ (faniya, to pass away, perish).

Noun

pānum m (construct state pān or pāni, plural pānū)

  1. front, front part
  2. surface
  3. looks, appearance
  4. past, past time
  5. wish, choice, intention, plan, purpose, concern, consideration, opinion
  6. (mathematics) reciprocal
  7. (in the plural) face, visage
  8. (in the plural) dignity, prestige
Alternative forms
  • pānu (non-mimated form)
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒅆 (IGI)
  • 𒅆𒎌 (IGI.MEŠ)
  • 𒅆𒄭𒀀 (IGI.ḪI.A)
  • 𒉺𒀀𒉡 (pa-a-nu)
  • 𒉺𒉡 (pa-nu)
  • 𒉺𒉌𒅎 (pa-ni-im) (gen)
Derived terms
  • pāna
  • pāniš
  • pānišam
  • pānûm
  • pānānum
  • ana pān(i)
  • bēl pānim
  • ina pān(i)
  • pānam rašûm
  • pānam/pānī šakānum
  • pānam/pānī ṣabātum
  • pānī babālum
See also
  • 𒇿 (pagrum, body)

References

  • “panu A”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • “pānu A”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011

Noun

pānum m (plural pānū) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. a pānu (a large measuring basket)
  2. (measure of capacity, Babylonian) bushel (a dry capacity measure, equal to 60 qûm in Old Babylonian and 36 qûm in Neo-Babylonian, i.e. 1/5 of a kurrum (kor))
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒉺𒉡𒌝 (pa-nu-um)
  • 𒉺𒀀𒉡 (pa-a-nu)
  • 𒉺𒉡 (pa-nu)

References

  • “pānu B”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
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