eṭemmum

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Akkadian

𒀩 𒄇 (ṣalam eṭemmim)

Etymology

From Sumerian 𒄇 (gidim, ghost).

Pronunciation

Noun

eṭemmum m (plural eṭemmū) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1.  ghost, spirit (of a dead person)

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References

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