pušqum

Akkadian

Root
p-š-q
2 terms

Etymology

Compare 𒉽𒄬 (pašāqum, “to become narrow, difficult”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈpuʃ.qum/

Noun

pušqum m (construct state pušuq, plural pušqū) (from Old Akkadian on)

1.  narrowness, narrow place, strait
2. (transferred sense) distress, hardship, dire straits

Alternative forms

• pušqu (non-mimated), pulqu (Middle Babylonian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒉽𒄬 (PAP.ḪAL)	𒁍𒍑𒆪𒌝 (pu-uš-qu₂-um) 𒁍𒍑𒄣 (pu-uš-qu) 𒁍𒍑𒂵𒄠 (pu-uš-qa₂-am) (accusative) 𒁍𒍑𒆠𒅎 (pu-uš-qi₂-im) (genitive)

References

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