Pazūzu

Akkadian

𒀭𒁀𒍪𒍪 (Pazūzu)

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /paˈzuː.zu/

Proper noun

Pazūzu m (Standard Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian)

1. Pazuzu (a type of demon).

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒀭𒁀𒍪𒍪 (dpa₂-zu-zu) 𒉺𒍪𒍪 (pa-zu-zu) 𒀭𒅆𒊒𒍪𒍪 (pa₃-zu-zu)

References

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

Further reading

• Pazuzu on Wikipedia.Wikipedia