zumrum

Akkadian

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

Noun

zumrum m (construct state zumur, plural zumrΕ«) (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. body (of humans, animals, objects, etc.)
    Synonym: (trunk; self; corpse) π’‡Ώ (pagrum)
    π’Š­π’Šπ’€œ π’ͺπ’Œπ’Š‘π’…Ž [őārat zumrim] ― Ε‘a-ra-at zu-um-ri-im ― body hair
  2. (figurative) person

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • π’ͺπ’Œπ’€Έ (zu-um-rum)
  • π’ͺπ’Œπ’Š’ (zu-um-ru)
  • π’ͺπ’„― (zu-mur) (construct state)

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