arnum

Akkadian

Root
'-r-n
1 term

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈar.num/

Noun

arnum m (construct state aran, plural arnū) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. crime, wrongdoing, offence, misdeed, guilt, fault, sin
2. punishment, penalty

Alternative forms

• arnu (non-mimated)
• annum, annu

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒉆𒋳𒂵 (NAM.TAG.GA)	𒀭𒉡𒌝 (an-nu-um) 𒅈𒉡 (ar-nu) 𒌒𒉡 (ar₂-nu)

References

• “arnu”, 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) “arnu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library