zumrum

Akkadian

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈzum.rum/

Noun

zumrum m (construct state zumur, plural zumrū) (from Old Babylonian on)

1. body (of humans, animals, objects, etc.)

   Synonym: (trunk; self; corpse) 𒇿 (pagrum)

   𒊭𒊏𒀜 𒍪𒌝𒊑𒅎 [šārat zumrim] ― ša-ra-at zu-um-ri-im ― body hair

2. (figurative) person

Alternative forms

• zumru (non-mimated)
• zurru, zu'ru

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒋢 (SU)	𒍪𒌝𒀸 (zu-um-rum) 𒍪𒌝𒊒 (zu-um-ru) 𒍪𒄯 (zu-mur) (construct state)

References

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