šūrum

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Akkadian

𒋗𒌑𒀸 (šūrum)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṯawr- (“bull, ox”). Cognate with Arabic ثَوْر (ṯawr) and Biblical Hebrew שׁוֹר (šor).

Pronunciation

Noun

šūrum m (plural šūrū) (Ur III, Old Babylonian, Standard Babylonian)

  1. bull
    𒋗𒌨 𒊭𒈠𒄿 ― šu-ur ša-ma-i /šūr šamā'ī/ ― bull of the heavens

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic

References

  • “šūru B”, 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) “šūru(m) III”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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