šadûm

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See also: sadům

Akkadian

𒆳 (šadûm)

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Cognate with Biblical Hebrew שָׂדֶה (śɔḏɛ, field) and Ugaritic 𐎌𐎄 (šd /⁠šadû⁠/, field).

Noun

šadûm m (base šadu, construct state šad or šadi, plural šadû or šadânu or šadâtum f) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. mountain, mountain region
  2. open country, steppeland, desert
  3. a mythological place corresponding to Sumerian 𒆳 (kur, underworld).
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Logograms Phonetic

References

  • “šadû A”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), 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

𒅎𒆳𒊏 (šadûm)

From 𒆳 (šadûm, mountain region; steppeland) +‎ 𒄿 (, nisba suffix).

Noun

šadûm m (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. east
  2. easterner
  3. east wind
Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic Mixed
See also
𒅎𒋛𒁲 (ištānum)
𒅎𒈥𒌅 (amurrum) 𒅎𒆳𒊏 (šadûm)
𒅎𒍇𒇻 (šūtum)

References

  • “šadû 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) “šadû II”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag