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Akkadian
Etymology
From Sumerian 𒊻 (uz, “wild duck”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ūsum m (plural ūsū or ūsātum f) (Assyrian, Old Babylonian, Standard Babylonian)
- duck; goose
Cuneiform spellings
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Phonetic
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- 𒊻 (UZ)
- 𒊻𒄷 (UZ.MUŠEN)
- 𒊻𒄷𒎌 (UZ.MUŠEN.MEŠ) (plural)
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- 𒌑𒋢𒌝 (u₂-su-um)
- 𒍑𒄭𒌝 (us₂-ḫi-um)
- 𒌑𒋢 (u₂-su)
- 𒊻𒋢 (us-su)
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Descendants
References
- “ūsu A”, 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) “ūsu(m) II”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag