šīrum

Akkadian

Etymology

Cognate with Biblical Hebrew שְׁאֵר (šəʾer, “flesh”) and Ugaritic 𐎌𐎛𐎗 (šỉr, “flesh”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiː.rum/

Noun

šīrum m (construct state šīr or šīri) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

1. flesh
2. kin (one's own flesh and blood)
3. (extispicy) ominous part, ominous sign

Alternative forms

• šīru (non-mimated)
• šērum, šēru
• širrum (Old Babylonian)
• tīru (Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒍜 (UZU) 𒋢 (SU)	𒅆𒊒𒌝 (ši-ru-um) 𒅆𒄿𒀸 (ši-i-rum) 𒅆𒄿𒊒 (ši-i-ru)

References

• “šīru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], volume 17, Š, part 3, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1992