dannum

Akkadian

Root
d-n-n
3 terms

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈdan.num/

Adjective

dannum (feminine dannatum, masculine plural dannūtum, feminine plural dannātum, predicative dan) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. verbal adjective of danānum:
   1. strong, solid, fortified
   2. powerful, mighty
   3. fierce, savage
   4. difficult, severe, dangerous

      𒅆𒅁𒊒𒌝 𒊭 𒍝𒀊𒋫𒆪 𒈠𒁲𒅖 𒁕𒀭

      [šiprum ša ṣabtāku mādiš dan]

      ši-ip-ru-um ša ṣa-ab-ta-ku ma-di-iš da-an

      The whork I have undertook is very difficult.

      𒆜 𒁕𒈾𒀜 [ḫarrānum dannat] ― KASKAL da-na-at ― The journey is dangerous.

   5. urgent

Alternative forms

• dannu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒆗 (KAL, KALAG) 𒆗𒂵 (KALAG.GA) 𒂵𒆗 (GA.KAL) (El-Amarna)	𒁕𒀭𒉡𒌝 (da-an-nu-um) 𒁕𒈝 (da-num₂) 𒁕𒀭𒉡 (da-an-nu) 𒆗𒉡 (dan-nu)

Derived terms

• dannatum (“famine; fortress”)

 

References

• “dannu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011