uznum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔuḏn- (“ear”). Cognate with Arabic أُذْن (ʔuḏn) and Biblical Hebrew אֹזֶן (ʔózɛn).

Pronunciation

Noun

uznum f (construct state uzun, dual uznān, plural uznātum) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. ear
    𒉿𒋫𒀀𒈠 𒌑𒌌 𒄿𒋆𒈠𒀀 𒊻𒈾𒀀𒀀
    [petâma ul išemmâ uznāya]
    pe-ta-a-ma u₂-ul i-šem-ma-a uz-na-a-a
    My ears are open, but do not hear.
    • 1755–1750 BCE, King Hammurabi of Babylon, translated by OMNIKA Foundation, Hammurabi Code‎, The Louvre, Law 205:
      𒋳𒈠 𒀵 𒀀𒉿𒅆 𒇷𒂊𒀉 𒌉 𒀀𒉿𒅆 𒅎𒋫𒄩𒊍 𒌑𒍪𒌦𒋗 𒄿𒈾𒀝𒆠𒋢
      [šumma warad awīlim lēt mār awīlim imtaḫaṣ uzuššu inakkisū]
      šum-ma IR₁₁ a-wi-lim le-e-et DUMU a-wi-lim im-ta-ḫa-aṣ u₂-zu-un-šu i-na-ak-ki-su
      If the slave of a free man has struck the cheek of a free man, his ear will be cut off.
  2. attention
    𒀀𒈾 𒀀𒊮 𒀀𒁲 𒌝𒈪𒅎 𒌑𒍪𒌦𒅗 𒇷𒅁𒅆
    [ana eqlim adi ummim uzunka libši]
    a-na A.ŠA₃ a-di um-mi-im u₂-zu-un-ka li-ib-ši
    Pay attention to the field until the harvest time.
  3. wisdom, understanding, intelligence
  4. handle

Declension
Inflection
singular dual plural
Nominative uznum uznān uznātum
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Genitive uznim uznīn uznātim
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Accusative uznam uznīn uznātim
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Bound form uzun
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Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒊻𒉡𒌝 (uz-nu-um)
  • 𒊻𒉡 (uz-nu)
  • 𒊻𒈾𒄠 (uz-na-am) (accusative)
  • 𒊻𒉌𒅎 (uz-ni-im) (genitive)
  • 𒊻𒉏 (uz-nim) (genitive)
  • 𒌑𒍪𒌦 (u₂-zu-un) (construct state)
  • 𒊻𒈾𒀀𒌈 (uz-na-a-tum) (plural)
  • uznam petûm (“to inform, to enlighten”)
  • uznum rapaštum (“great intelligence, understanding”)

References
  • “uznu”, 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) “uznu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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