šizbum

Akkadian

Root
š-z-b
1 term

𒂵 𒍚 (šizib enzim)

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiz.bum/

Noun

šizbum m (construct state šizib) (from Old Babylonian on)

1.  milk

Alternative forms

• šizbu (non-mimated)
• šizibbu, šezibbu
• zizibu (Neo-Assyrian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒂵 (GA) 𒂵𒎌 (GA.MEŠ)	𒅆𒄑𒁍 (ši-iz-bu) 𒋀𒁍 (šiz-bu) 𒍣𒍣𒁍 (zi-zi-bu)

References

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