aššum

Akkadian

Etymology

From 𒀀𒈾 (ana, “for”) +‎ 𒈬 (šumum, “because of”).

Pronunciation

Preposition

aššum (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. concerning, regarding, on behalf of, on account of, because of
    𒀸𒋳 𒀭𒉌𒁴 ― aš-šum an-ni-tim /aššum annītim/ ― for that (reason)
    𒀸𒋳 𒍢𒅎𒁕𒀜𒈗 ― aš-šum ṣi-im-da-at LUGAL /aššum ṣimdat šarrim/ ― on the basis of a royal decree

Alternative forms
  • aššu (non-mimated), aššumi (Old Assyrian), ašša, aššut (Neo-Babylonian, occasionally)
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒀸𒋳 (aš-šum)
  • 𒀸𒋗 (aš-šum)
  • 𒀀𒋗𒌝 (a-šu-um)
  • 𒀾𒋗 (aš₂-šu)
  • 𒀾𒋙 (aš₂-šu₂)

Conjunction

aššum

  1. (Babylonian with conjunctive) because of (the fact that)
  2. (Mari, Old Assyrian with present) in order to, so that
  3. (Old Babylonian, reported speach) that

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
  • 𒀸𒋳 (aš-šum)
  • 𒀸𒋗 (aš-šu)
  • 𒀸𒋙 (aš-šu₂)
  • 𒀾𒋙 (aš₂-šu₂)

References
  • “aššum”, 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), “aššum”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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