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Akkadian
Etymology
From 𒅅 (bašûm, “to exist, be present”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bīšum m (construct state bīš or bīši, plural bīšū) (Old Babylonian, Standard Babylonian)
- possession, movable property, goods, valuables
Cuneiform spellings
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- 𒁉𒊭𒄠 (bi-ša-am) (accusative)
- 𒁉𒅆𒅎 (bi-ši-im) (genitive)
- 𒁉𒅖 (bi-iš) (construct state)
- 𒁉𒅆 (bi-ši) (construct state)
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References
- “bīšu”, 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) “bīšu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag