šuburrum

Akkadian

Root
š-b-r
2 terms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ŝVbVr- (“hind parts”). Cognate with Ugaritic 𐎌𐎁𐎗 (šbr, “anus”) and Tigre ሽብር (šəbər, “rump”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

šuburrum m (plural šuburrū) (from Old Babylonian on)

1.  rump, bottom, rear, buttocks, rectum, anus

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   [tušabšal tašaḫḫal tukaṣṣa lū baḫir ana šuburrīšu tašappa]

   You boil (the remedy), strain it, let it cool, but it should be still hot when you pour it into his anus.

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   [ubāna teppuš ana šuburrīšu tašakkan]

   You make a suppository and introduce it into his rectum.

Alternative forms

• šuburru (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒂉 (DUR₂)	𒋗𒁍𒊒𒌝 (šu-bu-ru-um) 𒋗𒁍𒀸 (šu-bu-rum) 𒋗𒁍𒌫𒊒𒌝 (šu-bu-ur₂-ru-um) 𒋗𒁓𒀸 (šu-bur-rum) 𒋗𒁓𒊒 (šu-bur-ru)

References

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