nāgirum

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Akkadian

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Root
n-g-r
1 term
𒂆 𒄿𒈾 𒊒𒆪𒌒 𒀲𒆳𒊏 (nāgirum ina rukūb sīsêm)

Etymology

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From Sumerian 𒂆/𒂇 (nimgir, nig̃ir /⁠nig̃ir⁠/).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nāgirum m (plural nāgirū) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. town crier, herald
  2. (Assyria, Elam) a high official

Alternative forms

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Cuneiform spellings
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References

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