Ausi'i

Akkadian

𒁹𒀀𒌑𒋛𒀪 (Ausi'i)

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ (hošéaʕ).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /au.si.ʔi/

Proper noun

Ausi'i m

1. Hoshea, the nineteenth and last king of the Israelite Kingdom of Israel
   • Tiglath-pileser III 49 9-10

     𒆳𒂍 𒄷𒌝𒊑𒀀 𒀀𒈾 𒄀𒂇𒋾𒋙 𒀝𒋤 ... 𒀀𒁲 𒈥𒅆𒋾𒋙𒉡 𒀀𒈾 𒆳 𒀸𒋩𒆠 𒌑𒊏𒀀
     𒁹𒀀𒌑𒋛𒀪 𒀀𒈾 𒈗𒌑𒋾 𒄿𒈾 𒌋𒅗𒋙𒉡 𒀾𒆲

     [bīt Ḫumria ana gimirtīšu akšud ... adi maršītīšunu ana māt Aššur ūrâ
     Ausi'i ana šarrūti ina muḫḫīšunu aškun]

     KUR.E₂-ḫu-um-ri-a a-na gi-mir-ti-šu₂ ak-šud... a-di mar-ši-ti-šu₂-nu a-na KUR aš-šur^ki u₂-ra-a
     ... ^ma-u₂-si-'i a-na LUGAL-u₂-ti ina UGU-šu₂-nu áš-kun

     I conquered the land Bīt-Ḫumria (Israel) in its entirety and I brought to Assyria..., together with their belongings.
     ... and I placed Hoshea as king over them.

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒁹𒀀𒌑𒋛𒀪 (ma-u₂-si-'i)