eššum

Akkadian

Root
'-d-š
2 terms

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈeʃ.ʃum/

Adjective

eššum (feminine eššetum or edištum, masculine plural eššūtum, feminine plural eššētum, predicative ediš) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

1. verbal adjective of edēšum: new, fresh

   Antonym: 𒆷𒁉𒀸 (labirum)

Alternative forms

• eššu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒉋 (GIBIL) 𒉈 (GIBIL₄)	𒌍𒋳 (eš-šum) 𒌍𒋗 (eš-šu) 𒌍𒋙 (eš-šu₂) 𒂊𒌍𒊭𒄠 (e-eš-ša-am) (accusative) 𒂊𒅆𒅎 (e-ši-im) (genitive) 𒂊𒋛𒅎 (e-ši₂-im) (genitive) 𒂊𒌍𒊭𒄠 (e-eš-ša-am) (accusative) 𒂊𒁲𒄑𒌈 (e-di-iš-tum) (feminine) 𒌍𒊺𒌈 (eš-še-tum) (feminine) 𒌍𒊺𒌅 (eš-še-tu) (feminine) 𒌍𒋗𒌅 (eš-šu-tu) (masculine plural) 𒌍𒊺𒂊𒌓 (eš-še-e-tu₂) (feminine plural)

References

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