pagrum

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Akkadian

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Etymology

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Compare Classical Syriac ܦܲܓܪܵܐ (paḡrā, body; corpse) and Biblical Hebrew פֶּגֶר (pɛ́ḡɛr, corpse). Classical Mandaic ࡐࡀࡂࡓࡀ (pāġrā, body; corpse)

  1. body

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pagrum m (construct state pagar, plural pagrū) (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. body
    Synonym: (of living beings and objects alike) 𒋢 (zumrum)
  2. trunk, torso
  3. self, person (often used as a reflexive pronoun)
  4. corpse, carcass

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Cuneiform spellings
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Derived terms

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References

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  • “pagru”, 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) “pagru(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
  • Huehnergard, John (2011) A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns