dīnum

Akkadian
Root
d-y-n
2 terms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *dVn- (“obligated conduct, moral or ethical decision, judgement, ruling”). Cognate with Arabic دِين‎ (dīn, “religion; law”) and Biblical Hebrew דִּין‎ (din, “law”).

Pronunciation

Noun

dīnum m (construct state dīn or dīni, plural dīnātum f)

  1. (law) decision, judgment, verdict
  2. (law) case, lawsuit, claim, hearing
    𒁲𒁁𒆷 ― DI TIL.LA /dīnum gamrum/ ― settled law case
    𒀀𒉿𒇴 𒁲𒈾𒄠 𒋗𒄷𒍪𒌝
    a-wi-lam di-na-am šu-ḫu-zu-um
    /awīlam dīnam šūḫuzum/
    to grant a legal case/hearing to a man
  3. (law) law, article of law

Alternative forms
  • dīnu (non-mimated)
  • dēnum, dēnu (Assyrian)
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒁲𒉡𒌝 (di-nu-um)
  • 𒁲𒄿𒉡 (di-i-nu)
  • 𒁲𒂊𒉡 (de-e-nu)
  • 𒁲𒉡 (di-nu)
  • bēl dīnim (“adversary in court”)
  • ša dīnim (“litigant”)

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