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Akkadian
Etymology
Cognate with Arabic سُوس (sūs) and Hebrew שׁוּשׁ (šuš).
Pronunciation
Noun
šūšum m (from Old Babylonian on)
- liquorice
Cuneiform spellings
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Phonetic
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- 𒄑𒊺𒆕𒀀 (GIŠ.ŠE.DU₃.A)
- 𒄑𒍝𒈽𒋁 (GIŠ.ZA.MUŠ₂.ŠEŠ₂)
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- 𒋗𒋳 (šu-šum)
- 𒋗𒌑𒋗 (šu-u₂-šu)
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References
- “šūšu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
- Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “šūšu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag