iṣṣūrum

Akkadian
𒄷𒄭𒀀 (iṣṣūrū)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʕVṣṣūr- (“bird”). Cognate with Ugaritic 𐎓𐎕𐎗 (ʿṣr /ʕuṣṣūru)/). Compare also Arabic عُصْفُور‎ (ʕuṣfūr) and Biblical Hebrew צִפּוֹר‎ (ṣippór).

Pronunciation

Noun

iṣṣūrum m or f (plural iṣṣūrū m or iṣṣūrātum f)

  1. bird
  2. poultry
  3. (extispicy) a part of the liver

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒄷 (MUŠEN)
  • 𒄷𒎌 (MUŠEN.MEŠ) (plural)
  • 𒄷𒄭𒀀 (MUŠEN.ḪI.A) (plural)
  • 𒄑𒍮𒊒𒌝 (iṣ-ṣu-ru-um)
  • 𒄑𒍮𒀸 (iṣ-ṣu-rum)
  • 𒄑𒍮𒊒 (iṣ-ṣu-ru)
  • iṣṣūru rabû (“duck”)

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