Pazūzu

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Akkadian

𒀭𒁀𒍪𒍪 (Pazūzu)

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Pazūzu m (plural Pazūzānu) (Standard Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian)

  1. Pazuzu, an evil demon, king of the wind demons.
    𒀀𒈾𒆪 𒀭𒅆𒊒𒍪𒍪 𒌉 𒀭𒄩𒀭𒁉 𒈗 𒇷𒇷𒂊 𒅆𒉡𒌅 𒀀𒈾 𒆳𒎌 𒆗𒉡𒌅 𒍑𒋻𒄿𒁉 𒂊𒆷𒀀 𒀀𒈾𒆪
    a-na-ku dpa₃-zu-zu DUMU dḫa-an-bi LUGAL li-le-e lem-nu-tu a-na KUR.MEŠ dan-nu-tu uš-tar-i-bi e-la-a a-na-ku
    I am Pazuzu, son of Ḫanbu, king of the evil lilû-demons. I was enraged (in violent motion) against the strong mountains and ascended them.
Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
  • 𒀭𒁀𒍪𒍪 (dpa₂-zu-zu)
  • 𒉺𒍪𒍪 (pa-zu-zu)
  • 𒀭𒅆𒊒𒍪𒍪 (pa₃-zu-zu)

References

  • “pazūzu”, 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) “Pazūzu”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library
  • Miller, Douglas B., Shipp, R. Mark (2014) An Akkadian Handbook, 2nd edition, Eisenbrauns, page 136
  • 2019 July 1, “A Tale of Two Lands and Two Thousand Years: The Origins of Pazuzu”, in Mesopotamian Medicine and Magic‎, page 273:

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