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Akkadian
Etymology
From parāsum (“to separate; to decide a legal case”).
Pronunciation
Noun
purussûm m (base purussā, plural purussû)
- legal decision, resolution, verdict, case
- prediction, prognosis
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References
- “purussû”, 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) “purussû(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag