Akkadian

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Root
b-š-y
2 terms

Etymology

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From 𒅅 (bašûm, to exist, be present).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

  1.  possession, movable property, goods, valuables

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Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic

References

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  • “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