šarrum

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Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *śarār- (to rule over). Cognate with Biblical Hebrew שַׂר (śar, ruler, captain, official).

Pronunciation

Noun

šarrum m (construct state šar or šarri, pronominal state šarra, plural šarrū or šarrānū, feminine šarratum) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. king
    𒈗 𒉿𒀀𒄠 𒅖𒆪𒉆 [šarrum piam iškunam]LUGAL pi-a-am iš-ku-namThe king gave me an order.

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒈗 (LUGAL)
  • 𒈗𒂊 (LUGAL.E) (Middle Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian)
  • 𒎙 (MAN, 20) (mostly Middle Assyrian and Neo-Assyrian)
  • 𒁈 (BARA₂)
  • 𒐈𒎙 (3+20, 180+20, EŠŠANA)
  • 𒄘𒃲 (GU₂.GAL) (once)
  • 𒄑𒊷 (GIŠ.GIŠIMMAR)

Derived terms

References

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