ezzum

Akkadian
Root
'-z-z
2 terms

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ezzum (feminine ezzetum, masculine plural ezzลซtum, feminine plural ezzฤ“tum) (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. angry, furious, fierce
    ๐’„‘๐’ฃ๐’€‰ ๐’Œ‰๐’Šฉ ๐’€ญ๐’€€๐’‰ โ€• ez-ze-et DUMU.MUNUS da-nim /ezzet mฤrat ฤ€nim/ โ€• the daughter of ฤ€nu is furious
    ๐’„ฟ๐’ˆพ ๐’€ญ๐’ŽŒ ๐’„‘๐’๐’†ช โ€• i-na DINGIR.MEล  ez-za-ku /ina ilฤซ ezzฤku/ โ€• I'm the fiercest among the gods.
  2. terrible, awe-inspiring

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
  • ๐’„‘๐’ช๐’Œ (ez-zu-um)
  • ๐’„‘๐’ช (ez-zu)

References
  • โ€œezzuโ€, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956โ€“2011
  • Black, Jeremy; George, Andrew; Postgate, Nicholas (2000), โ€œezzu(m)โ€, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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