Akkadian [ edit ] Etymology [ edit ] From Proto-Semitic *ʔuḏn- ( “ ear ” ) . Cognate with Arabic أُذْن ( ʔuḏn ) and Biblical Hebrew אֹזֶן ( ʔózɛn ) .
Pronunciation [ edit ] uznum f construct state uzun dual uznān plural uznātum ( from Old Akkadian on )
ear
𒉿𒋫𒀀𒈠 𒌑𒌌 𒄿𒋆𒈠𒀀 𒊻𒈾𒀀 𒀀 [petâma ul išemmâ uznā ya] pe-ta-a-ma u₂-ul i-šem-ma-a uz-na-a -a My ears are open, but do not hear. 1755–1750 BCE , King Hammurabi of Babylon , translated by OMNIKA Foundation, Hammurabi Code [1] Louvre , Law 205 𒋳𒈠 𒀵 𒀀𒉿𒅆 𒇷𒂊𒀉 𒌉 𒀀𒉿𒅆 𒅎𒋫𒄩𒊍 𒌑𒍪𒌦 𒋗 𒄿𒈾𒀝𒆠𒋢 [šumma warad awīlim lēt mār awīlim imtaḫaṣ uzuš šu inakkisū] šum-ma IR₁₁ a-wi-lim le-e-et DUMU a-wi-lim im-ta-ḫa-aṣ u₂-zu-un -šu i-na-ak-ki-su If the slave of a free man has struck the cheek of a free man, his ear will be cut off. attention
𒀀𒈾 𒀀𒊮 𒀀𒁲 𒌝𒈪𒅎 𒌑𒍪𒌦 𒅗 𒇷𒅁𒅆 [ana eqlim adi ummim uzun ka libši] a-na A.ŠA₃ a-di um-mi-im u₂-zu-un -ka li-ib-ši Pay attention to the field until the harvest time. wisdom , understanding , intelligence handle Declension [ edit ]
Inflection
singular
dual
plural
Nominative
uznum
uznān
uznātum
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Genitive
uznim
uznīn
uznātim
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Accusative
uznam
uznīn
uznātim
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Bound form
uzun
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Alternative forms [ edit ]
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms
Phonetic
𒉿 ( GEŠTUG, GEŠTU ) 𒄑𒌆𒉿 ( GEŠTUG₂, GEŠTU₂ ) 𒄑𒉿𒌆 ( GEŠTUG₃, GEŠTU₃ )
𒊻𒉡𒌝 ( uz-nu-um ) 𒊻𒉡 ( uz-nu ) 𒊻𒈾𒄠 ( uz-na-am ) ( accusative ) 𒊻𒉌𒅎 ( uz-ni-im ) ( genitive ) 𒊻𒉏 ( uz-nim ) ( genitive ) 𒌑𒍪𒌦 ( u₂-zu-un ) ( construct state ) 𒊻𒈾𒀀𒌈 ( uz-na-a-tum ) ( plural )
Related terms [ edit ] References [ edit ] “uznu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD) [2] 1956–2011 Black, Jeremy , George, Andrew , Postgate, Nicholas (2000 ) “uznu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian , 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag 
