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Akkadian
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ʔišd- (backside, lower leg, base, foundation). Cognate with Ugaritic 𐎛𐎌𐎄 (ỉšd). Compare also Arabic وِسَادَة (wisāda, “pillow”) and Biblical Hebrew יְסוֹד (yəsóḏ).
Pronunciation
Noun
išdum m (construct state išid, dual išdān, plural išdātum f) (from Old Akkadian on)
- base, foundation, bottom
- 𒄿𒅆𒀉 𒀭𒂊 [išid šamê] ― i-ši-id AN-e ― horizon
- (of persons) discipline
- 𒁁𒂖 𒅖𒁲𒅔 [bēl išdīn] ― be-el iš-di-in ― disciplined person
- lower extremities
- administration, organization of a government
Cuneiform spellings
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Phonetic
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- 𒁼 (SUḪUŠ)
- 𒁺 (DU) (Old Akkadian, Old Babylonian)
- 𒌫 (UR₂)
- 𒂉 (DUR₂)
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- 𒅖𒁺𒌝 (iš-du-um)
- 𒅖𒁺 (iš-du)
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References
- “išdu”, 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) “išdu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag