sīsûm

Akkadian

Etymology

Likely a borrowing from an Indo-European satem-language. Cognate with Compare Hebrew סוּס (sūs), Aramaic סוּסְיָא (sūsəyā), Phoenician 𐤎𐤎 (ss /⁠sys⁠/), Classical Syriac ܣܘܣܝܐ (sūsyā) and Ugaritic 𐎒𐎒𐎆 (ssw). Compare also Arabic سِيسِيّ (sīsiyy, “pony”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /siːˈsuːm/

Noun

sīsûm m (base sīsā, plural sīsû) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. horse
2. (astronomy) the name of a constellation.

Alternative forms

• sīsû (non-mimated)
• sīsum (Old Akkadian)
• sisium (Old Assyrian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒀲𒆳𒊏 (ANŠE.KUR.RA) 𒆳 (KUR) (Neo-Assyrian) 𒀲𒆳𒊏𒎌 (ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ) (plural)	𒋛𒋢𒌑 (si-su-u₂) 𒋛𒋢𒌋 (si-su-u) 𒍣𒄿𒋢 (si₂-i-su)

References

• “sīsû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011