amurrum

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Akkadian

π’…Žπ’ˆ₯π’Œ… (amurrum)

Etymology

From π’€­π’ˆ₯π’Œ… (Amurrum, β€œAmurru”), the country of the Amorites, who lived in a region west of Mesopotamia.

Pronunciation

Noun

amurrum m (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. (Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian) west
  2. (Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian) west wind

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic

See also

π’…Žπ’‹›π’² (iΕ‘tānum)
π’…Žπ’ˆ₯π’Œ… (amurrum) π’…Žπ’†³π’Š (Ε‘adΓ»m)
π’…Žπ’‡π’‡» (Ε‘Ε«tum)

References

  • β€œamurru”, 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) β€œamurru(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
  • Miller, Douglas B., Shipp, R. Mark (2014) An Akkadian Handbook, 2nd edition, Eisenbrauns, page 87
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