išdum

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Akkadian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *ʔišd- (backside, lower leg, base, foundation). Cognate with Ugaritic 𐎛𐎌𐎄 (ỉšd). Compare also Arabic وِسَادَة (wisāda, pillow) and Biblical Hebrew יְסוֹד (yəsóḏ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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išdum m (construct state išid, dual išdān, plural išdātum f) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. base, foundation, bottom
    𒄿𒅆𒀉 𒀭𒂊 [išid šamê]i-ši-id AN-ehorizon
  2. (of persons) discipline
    𒁁𒂖 𒅖𒁲𒅔 [bēl išdīn]be-el iš-di-indisciplined person
  3. lower extremities
  4. administration, organization of a government

Alternative forms

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Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒁼 (SUḪUŠ)
  • 𒁺 (DU) (Old Akkadian, Old Babylonian)
  • 𒌫 (UR₂)
  • 𒂉 (DUR₂)
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References

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  • “išdu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “išdu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag