pagrum

Akkadian

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pagrum

1= 𒊕 (rēšum) 2= 𒉺𒉡 (pānū) 3= 𒄘 (kišādum) 4= 𒋞 (būdum) 5= 𒁀𒄠𒌈 (bāmtum) 6= 𒇷𒄙 (abunnatum) 7= 𒌘 (qablum) 8= 𒍨 (emšum) 9= 𒍑 (išarum) 10= 𒍨 (šaprum) 10-14= 𒄊 (šēpum) 11= 𒄭 (birkum) 13= 𒆳𒍣𒉡𒌝 (kursinnum) 15-18= 𒀉 (aḫum) 19= 𒋗 (qātum)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈpaɡ.rum/

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

• pagru (non-mimated)
• paggar (Neo-Babylonian), pagrānu (in the plural, Neo-Babylonian)

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)‎^[1], 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