bīšum

Akkadian

Root
b-š-y
2 terms

Etymology

From 𒅅 (bašûm, “to exist, be present”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈbiː.ʃum/

Noun

bīšum m (construct state bīš or bīši, plural bīšū) (Old Babylonian, Standard Babylonian)

1.  possession, movable property, goods, valuables

Alternative forms

• bīšu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒁉𒊭𒄠 (bi-ša-am) (accusative) 𒁉𒅆𒅎 (bi-ši-im) (genitive) 𒁉𒅖 (bi-iš) (construct state) 𒁉𒅆 (bi-ši) (construct state)

References

• “bīšu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “bīšu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag