tinūrum

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Akkadian

Root
n-w-r
1 term

Etymology

From the same root as 𒈾𒉿𒀀𒀸 (nawārum, “to shine brightly”).

Pronunciation

Noun

tinūrum m (plural tinūrū) (Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian)

  1. oven, kiln, tannour
  2. (astronomy) an undetermined star or constellation

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References

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