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šūšum

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See also: susum and süsüm

Akkadian

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Etymology

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Cognate with Arabic سُوس (sūs) and Hebrew שׁוּשׁ (šuš).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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šūšum m (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. liquorice

Alternative forms

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Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic

References

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  • “šūšu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “šūšu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag