errēšum

Akkadian

Root
'-r-š
3 terms

Etymology

From the verb 𒂊𒊑𒋳 (erēšum, “to sow, cultivate”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /erˈreː.ʃum/

Noun

errēšum m (plural errēšū) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. cultivator, tenant farmer

   Synonym: (ploughman) 𒇽𒀳 (ikkarum)

Alternative forms

• errēšu (non-mimated)
• arrāšum (Old Akkadian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒇽𒀳𒇲 (LU₂.APIN.LA₂)	𒅕𒊑𒋳 (er-re-šum) 𒅕𒊑𒂊𒋗 (er-re-e-šu) 𒂊𒅕𒊑𒋗 (e-er-re-šu) 𒅕𒊑𒋗 (er-re-šu) (genitive) 𒅕𒊑𒅆𒅎 (er-re-ši-im)

Derived terms

• errēšūtum (“tenancy (of a field)”)

References

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