edûm

Akkadian

Root
y-d-'
1 term

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *wadaʕ- (to know). Cognate with Arabic وَدَعَ (wadaʕa, “to place, leave”) and Biblical Hebrew יָדַע (yɔḏáʕ).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /eˈduːm/

Verb

edûm (G, e, preterite īde) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. to know

   𒋼𒈬𒌝 𒋳𒈠 𒌑𒍪𒌝 𒋳𒈠 𒋗𒌒𒊏𒄠 𒇻 𒄿𒁲

   [kī ṭēmum šumma uzzum šumma nēḫtum šupram-ma lū īde.]

   ṭe₄-mu-um šum-ma u₂-zu-um šum-ma ne-eḫ-tum šu-up-ra-am lu i-de

   Write to me and let me know if that mood is one of anger or pacification.

2. to be experienced, familiar with, versed in

Alternative forms

• edû (non-mimated)
• idûm, idû
• idā'um (Old Assyrian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒍪 (ZU)	𒂊𒁺𒌑 (e-du-u₂) 𒄿𒁺𒌑 (i-du-u₂) 𒂊𒁺𒌋 (e-du-u)

References

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