ištānum

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Akkadian

𒅎𒋛𒁲 (ištānum)

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

Noun

ištānum m (from Old Babylonian on, Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian)

  1. north
  2. north wind

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
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See also

𒅎𒋛𒁲 (ištānum)
𒅎𒈥𒌅 (amurrum) 𒅎𒆳𒊏 (šadûm)
𒅎𒍇𒇻 (šūtum)

References

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