enzum

Akkadian

𒍚 (enzum)

𒀯𒍚 (enzum)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʕVnz- (“goat”). Compare Arabic عَنْز (ʕanz) and Biblical Hebrew עֵז (ʕez).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈen.zum/

Noun

enzum f (plural enzētum) (from Old Babylonian on)

1. she-goat
2. goat (as a generic term)
3. (astronomy) Lyra (constellation)

Alternative forms

• enzu (non-mimated)
• ezzum, ezzu, inzum

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒍚 (UZ₃) 𒇻𒍚 (UDU.UZ₃) (constellation) 𒀯𒍚 (MUL.UZ₃) (plural) 𒍚𒄭𒀀 (UZ₃.ḪI.A)	𒂗𒍪 (en-zu) 𒂊𒍪 (e-zu) 𒅔𒍪𒌝 (in-zu-um)

References

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