šallūrum

Akkadian

Etymology

Possibly from Hurrian 𒄑𒄒 (GIŠ.KIB /⁠*s̄all-orə⁠/), whence also Middle Armenian սալոր (salor, “plum”). Probably related to Sumerian 𒄒 (šennur, “plum”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

šallūrum m (plural šallūrū) (from Old Babylonian on)

1. a fruit tree and its fruit, probably a plum

Alternative forms

• šallūru (non-mimated)
• šannūru (Nuzi)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒄑𒄒 (GIŠ.KIB, GIŠ.ŠENNUR)	𒊭𒇻𒊒𒌝 (ša-lu-ru-um) 𒊩𒇻𒀸 (šal-lu-rum) 𒊩𒇻𒊒 (šal-lu-ru)

References

• “šallūru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], volume 17, Š, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1989
• Diakonoff, Igor M. (1985) “Hurro-Urartian Borrowings in Old Armenian”, in Journal of the American Oriental Society‎^[2], volume 105, number 4, pages 597–603