šūrum

Akkadian

𒋗𒌑𒀸 (šūrum)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṯawr- (“bull, ox”). Cognate with Arabic ثَوْر‎ (ṯawr) and Biblical Hebrew שׁוֹר‎ (šor).

Pronunciation

(Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈʃuː.rum/

Noun

šūrum m (plural šūrū) (Ur III, Old Babylonian, Standard Babylonian)

bull
𒋗𒌨 𒊭𒈠𒄿 ― šu-ur ša-ma-i /šūr šamā'ī/ ― bull of the heavens

Alternative forms

šūru (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
𒋗𒌑𒊒 (šu-u₂-ru)

References

“šūru B”, 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), “šūru(m) III”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag

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