gardumu

Akkadian

Etymology

A West Semitic loan, related to Hebrew גַּרְדּוֹם (gardōm, “executioner’s spot, scaffold”), Jewish Babylonian Aramaic גַּרְדּוּמָא (gardōmā, “stump”), Jewish Palestinian Aramaic גרדום (*gardōm, “court tribunal”), and the axes Hebrew גַּרְזֶן (garzén), Hebrew קַרְדֹּם (qardōm), Eblaite 𒄥𒁺𒈬𒌝 (gur-du-mu-um /⁠gurdumum⁠/), Emar Akkadian 𒄥𒁲𒈬 (gur-di-mu /⁠gurdimu⁠/), Arabic كَرْزَن (karzan, “axe; crown”) against Persian گرزن (garzan, “crown”) and گهزن (gahzan), گزن (gazan, “shoe-knife”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡar.du.mu/

Noun

gardumu m (Old Babylonian)

1.  (hapax) The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
   1. carnifex, executioner
   2. a kind of cognitor, tribune, criminal judge or prosecutor

Alternative forms

gardumum (mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒂵𒅈𒁺𒈬 (ga-ar-du-mu)

References

• “gardumu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], volume 5, G, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956, page 50b
• Cohen, Yoram (2010) “The ‘Second Glosses’ in the Lexical Lists from Emar: West Semitic or Akkadian?”, in Proceedings of the 53^e Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale Vol. 1: Language in the Ancient Near East, Part 1 (Babel und Bibel; 4/1), Winnona Lake: Eisenbrauns, →ISBN, page 818 of 813–839

Latvian

Noun

gardumu m

1. inflection of gardums:
   1. accusative/instrumental singular
   2. genitive plural