Addarum

Akkadian

Etymology

Unknown. Spelt with π’Œš (β€œmonth”) and π’ŠΊ (β€œgrain”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Addarum m (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. Adar, the twelfth month of the Babylonian calendar (approximately February-March)

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • π’Œšπ’ŠΊ (ITI.Ε E)
  • π’Œšπ’ŠΊπ’†₯π’‹» (ITI.Ε E.KIN.TAR, ITI.Ε E.KIN.KUD)
  • π’€€π’•π’Š’π’Œ (a-da-ru-um)
  • π’€€π’•π’Š’ (a-da-ru)

Descendants
  • β†’ Biblical Hebrew: ΧΦ²Χ“ΦΈΧ¨β€Ž (ʾăḏār, β€œAdar”)
  • β†’ Aramaic: ΧΦ²Χ“ΦΈΧ¨β€Ž (ʾăḏār)

References
  • β€œaddaru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), volume 1, A, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1964
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