šaḫûm

Akkadian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sumerian 𒋚 (šaḫ, “pig”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈχuːm/

Noun

šaḫûm m (base šaḫa, plural šaḫû)

1. pig, boar
2. (astronomy, with determinative 𒀯) a constellation or a star, perhaps Delphinus

Alternative forms

• šaḫû (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒋚 (ŠAḪ) 𒂄 (ŠAḪ₂) 𒀯𒂄 (MUL.ŠAḪ₂)	𒃻𒄷𒌑 (ša₂-ḫu-u₂)

References

• “šaḫûm”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011