ḫūdum

Akkadian

Root
ḫ-d-w
2 terms

Etymology

From 𒄾 (ḫadûm, “to be happy, rejoice”). Compare Biblical Hebrew חֶדְוָה (ḥɛḏwɔ́, “joy”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈχuː.dum/

Noun

ḫūdum m (from Old Babylonian on)

1. joy, happiness

   𒄷𒌓 𒊮 [ḫūd libbim] ― ḫu-ud ŠA₃ ― joy

2. satisfaction, contentment
3. (law) of one's own free will

   𒄿𒈾 𒄷𒌓 𒊮𒋗𒉡 [ina ḫūd libbīšunu] ― i-na ḫu-ud ŠA₃-šu-nu ― of their own free will

Alternative forms

• ḫūdu (non-mimated)
• ḫudû (Middle Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒊮𒄾𒆷 (ŠA₃.ḪUL₂.LA) 𒊮𒄾 (ŠA₃.ḪUL₂)	𒄷𒌑𒁺 (ḫu-u₂-du) 𒄷𒌓 (ḫu-ud) (construct state)

References

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