šizbum

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Akkadian

Root
š-z-b
1 term
𒂵 𒍚 (šizib enzim)

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

Noun

šizbum m (construct state šizib) (from Old Babylonian on)

  1.  milk

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
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References

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