uššum

Akkadian

Root
'-š-š
1 term

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuʃ.ʃum/

Noun

uššum m (plural uššū or uššētum f) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. foundation

Alternative forms

• uššu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒀳 (APIN, URU₄) 𒈽 (SUḪ)	𒍑𒋗 (uš-šu) 𒍑𒋙 (uš-šu₂)

References

• “uššu A”, 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), “uššu”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library