urrum

Akkadian

Etymology

Compare Biblical Hebrew אוֹר (ʾor, “light”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈur.rum/

Noun

urrum m (plural urrū)

1. day, daylight (opposed to night)

   Synonym: 𒌓 (ūmum)

   𒈬𒊭𒄠 𒅇 𒌓𒊏𒄠 ― mu-ša-am u₃ u₄-ra-am /mūšam u urram/ ― all the time (literally, “night and day”)

2. early morning
3. tomorrow, next day

Alternative forms

• urru (non-mimated)
• ḫurrum

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒌓𒁕 (UD.DA)	𒌨𒀸 (ur-rum) 𒌨𒊒𒌝 (ur-ru-um) 𒌨𒊒 (ur-ru)

Derived terms

• urram (“tomorrow”)

 

Related terms

• urram šēram (“in the future”)