šēlebum

Akkadian
𒊺𒇷𒁀𒀭 (šēlebān)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṯaʕlab- (“fox”). Cognate with Arabic ثَعْلَب‎ (ṯaʕlab) and Biblical Hebrew שׁוּעָל‎ (šuʿɔl).

Pronunciation

Noun

šēlebum m (plural šēlebū) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. fox
  2. an unidentified star
  3. a kind of fish
  4. a kind of bird or locust

Alternative forms
  • šēlebu (non-mimated)
  • šellebu
  • šēlubu (Assyrian)
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒈜𒀀 (KA₅.A)
  • 𒊺𒇷𒁍𒌝 (še-le-bu-um)
  • 𒊺𒇷𒁍 (še-le-bu)

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