ṣurrum

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Akkadian

𒎎𒅗 (ṣurrum)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṯ̣urr- (“flint”). Cognate with Arabic ظُرَر (ẓurar) and Biblical Hebrew צֹר (ṣor).

Pronunciation

Noun

ṣurrum m (Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, El-Amarna, Nuzi)

  1. flint, obsidian
  2. flint blade

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References

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