šurānum

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Akkadian

Root
š-r-n
1 term
𒊓𒀀 (šurānum)

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

Noun

šurānum m (plural šurānū) (Old Akkadian, Babylonian)

  1. cat
  2. a male given name

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References

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