ḫurḫudum

Akkadian

Etymology

Compared to Arabic وَرِيد (warīd, “jugular vein”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ḫurḫudum m

1. trachea, larynx, throat, windpipe
2. (astronomy) pathway

Alternative forms

• ur'udum, ur'udu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒄘𒄯 (GU₂.MUR)	𒄷𒌨𒄷𒁺𒌝 (ḫu-ur-ḫu-du-um) 𒌨𒀪𒌑𒁺 (ur-'-u₂-du) 𒌨𒌑𒁺 (ur-u₂-du) 𒌑𒊒𒁺 (u₂-ru-du)

References

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