pagrum

Akkadian

Etymology

Compare Classical Syriac ܦܲܓܪܵܐ (paḡrā, body; corpse) and Biblical Hebrew פֶּגֶר (pɛ́ḡɛr, corpse).

Pronunciation

Noun

pagrum m (construct state pagar, plural pagrū) (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. body
    Synonym: (of living beings and objects alike) 𒋢 (zumrum)
  2. trunk, torso
  3. self, person (often used as a reflexive pronoun)
  4. corpse, carcass

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒇿 (AD₆)
  • 𒇽𒁁 (LU₂.BAD)
  • 𒉺𒀝𒀸 (pa-ag-rum)
  • 𒄷𒊒𒌝 (pag-ru-um)
  • 𒉺𒀝𒊒 (pa-ag-ru)
  • 𒉺𒂵𒅈 (pa-ga-ar) (construct state)
  • 𒉺𒃻 (pa-gar) (construct state)

Derived terms

  • pagrā'um (a kind of sacrifice)

References

  • “pagru”, 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) “pagru(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
  • Huehnergard, John (2011) A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns
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