eṣemtum

Akkadian
𒄊𒉻𒁺 𒄠𒋛 (eṣemti pīrim)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʕaṯ̣m- (“bone”). Cognate with Arabic عَظْم‎ (ʕaẓm) and Biblical Hebrew עֶצֶם‎ (ʕɛ́ṣɛm).

Pronunciation

Noun

eṣemtum f (construct state eṣemti, plural eṣmētum)

  1. bone
  2. frame of the body, skeleton

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒂊𒍣𒅎𒌈 (e-ṣé-em-tum) (OBab)
  • 𒂊𒍢𒅎𒌈 (e-ṣe-em-tum) (OBab)
  • 𒂊𒍢𒅎𒌅 (e-ṣe-em-tu) (MBab)
  • 𒂊𒍢𒂗𒌅 (e-ṣe-en-tu) (NBab)

References
  • “eṣemtum”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
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