iškum

Akkadian

Root
'-š-k
1 term

Etymology

Cognate with Biblical Hebrew אֶשֶׁךְ (ʔɛ́šɛḵ) and Ugaritic 𐎜𐎌𐎋 (ủšk).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈiʃ.kum/

Noun

iškum f (construct state iški, plural iškū) (Old Babylonian, Standard Babylonian)

1. testicle, scrotum

   Synonym: 𒄵 𒁉𒅕𒆠𒅎 (kalīt birkim)

Alternative forms

• išku (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒋓 (ŠIR) 𒋓𒎌 (ŠIR.MEŠ) (plural)	𒅖𒆪 (iš-ku)

References

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