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iṣṣūrum

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Akkadian

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𒄷𒄭𒀀 (iṣṣūrū)

Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *ʕVṣṣūr- (bird). Cognate with Ugaritic 𐎓𐎕𐎗 (ʿṣr /⁠ʕuṣṣūru)⁠/). Compare also Arabic عُصْفُور (ʕuṣfūr) and Biblical Hebrew צִפּוֹר (ṣippór).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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iṣṣūrum m or f (plural iṣṣūrū m or iṣṣūrātum f)

  1. bird
  2. poultry
  3. (extispicy) a part of the liver

Alternative forms

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Cuneiform spellings
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References

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