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Akkadian
Pronunciation
Adjective
eššum (feminine eššetum or edištum, masculine plural eššūtum, feminine plural eššētum, predicative ediš) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)
- verbal adjective of edēšum: new, fresh
- Antonym: 𒆷𒁉𒀸 (labirum)
Cuneiform spellings
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Phonetic
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- 𒌍𒋳 (eš-šum)
- 𒌍𒋗 (eš-šu)
- 𒌍𒋙 (eš-šu₂)
- 𒂊𒌍𒊭𒄠 (e-eš-ša-am) (accusative)
- 𒂊𒅆𒅎 (e-ši-im) (genitive)
- 𒂊𒋛𒅎 (e-ši₂-im) (genitive)
- 𒂊𒌍𒊭𒄠 (e-eš-ša-am) (accusative)
- 𒂊𒁲𒄑𒌈 (e-di-iš-tum) (feminine)
- 𒌍𒊺𒌈 (eš-še-tum) (feminine)
- 𒌍𒊺𒌅 (eš-še-tu) (feminine)
- 𒌍𒋗𒌅 (eš-šu-tu) (masculine plural)
- 𒌍𒊺𒂊𒌓 (eš-še-e-tu₂) (feminine plural)
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References
- “eššu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011