errēšum

Akkadian
Root
'-r-š
3 terms

Etymology

From the verb 𒂊𒊑𒋳 (erēšum, “to sow, cultivate”).

Pronunciation

Noun

errēšum m (plural errēšū) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. cultivator, tenant farmer
    Synonym: (ploughman) 𒇽𒀳 (ikkarum)

Alternative forms
  • errēšu (non-mimated)
  • arrāšum (Old Akkadian)
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒇽𒀳𒇲 (LU₂.APIN.LA₂)
  • 𒅕𒊑𒂊𒋗 (er-re-e-šu)
  • 𒂊𒅕𒊑𒋗 (e-er-re-šu)
  • 𒅕𒊑𒋗 (er-re-šu)
  • 𒅕𒊑𒅆𒅎 (er-re-ši-im) (genitive)

Derived terms
  • errēšūtum (“tenancy (of a field)”)

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