šadûm
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See also: sadům
Akkadian
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Pronunciation
[edit]- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /ʃaˈduːm/
Etymology 1
[edit]Cognate with Biblical Hebrew שָׂדֶה (śɔḏɛ, “field”) and Ugaritic 𐎌𐎄 (šd /šadû/, “field”).
Noun
[edit]šadûm m (base šadu, construct state šad or šadi, plural šadû or šadânu or šadâtum f) (from Old Akkadian on)
- mountain, mountain region
- open country, steppeland, desert
- a mythological place corresponding to Sumerian 𒆳 (kur, “underworld”).
Alternative forms
[edit]- šadû (non-mimated)
- šaddû
- šadu'um, šadwim (genitive) (Old Akkadian, Old Assyrian, Old Babylonian)
Logograms | Phonetic |
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References
[edit]- “šadû A”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], volume 17, Š, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1989
- Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “šadû(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
Etymology 2
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From 𒆳 (šadûm, “mountain region; steppeland”) + 𒄿 (-ī, nisba suffix).
Noun
[edit]šadûm m (from Old Akkadian on)
Alternative forms
[edit]- šadû (non-mimated)
- šaddû
- šadīum (Old Akkadian)
Logograms | Phonetic | Mixed |
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See also
[edit]- (compass points) 𒅎𒎌 (šārū);
𒅎𒋛𒁲 (ištānum) | ||
𒅎𒈥𒌅 (amurrum) | ![]() |
𒅎𒆳𒊏 (šadûm) |
𒅎𒍇𒇻 (šūtum) |
References
[edit]- “šadû B”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[2], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
- Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “šadû II”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag