šarrāqum

Akkadian

Root
š-r-q
3 terms

Etymology

Compare Arabic سَرَّاق (sarrāq, “thief, robber”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ʃarˈraː.qum/

Noun

šarrāqum m (plural šarrāqū) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

1. thief, robber

Alternative forms

• šarrāqu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒅎𒍪 (NI₂.ZU) 𒇽𒅎𒍪 (LU₂.NI₂.ZU)	𒊬𒊏𒄣 (šar-ra-qum) 𒊭𒊏𒄣 (ša-ra-qum)

References

• “šarrāqu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], volume 17, Š, part 2, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1992