𒂗𒈗𒋀

Akkadian

Etymology

Bêl-šarra-uṣṣur from earlier *baʿal-śarra-unṣur, literally “May the Lord Protect the King.” Composed of 𒂗 (EN /⁠bêl⁠/, “lord”), 𒈗 (LUGAL /⁠šarru⁠/, “king”), and 𒋀 (URI₃ /⁠uṣṣur⁠/), assimilated from earlier *unṣur, jussive form of naṣāru (“to protect”). Comparable in meaning to the English expression God Save the King!

Proper noun

𒂗𒈗𒋀 • (EN-LUGAL-URI₃ /bêl-šarra-uṣṣur/)

1. Balthazar