amurrum
Akkadian edit
Etymology edit
From 𒀭𒈥𒌅 (Amurrum, “Amurru”), the country of the Amorites, who lived in a region west of Mesopotamia.
Pronunciation edit
- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /aˈmur.rum/
Noun edit
amurrum m (from Old Akkadian on)
Alternative forms edit
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See also edit
- (compass points) 𒅎𒎌 (šārū);
𒅎𒋛𒁲 (ištānum) | ||
𒅎𒈥𒌅 (amurrum) | 𒅎𒆳𒊏 (šadûm) | |
𒅎𒍇𒇻 (šūtum) |
References edit
- “amurru”, 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) “amurru(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
- Miller, Douglas B., Shipp, R. Mark (2014) An Akkadian Handbook, 2nd edition, Eisenbrauns, page 87