purussûm

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Akkadian

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Root
p-r-s
2 terms

Etymology

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From parāsum (to separate; to decide a legal case).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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purussûm m (base purussā, plural purussû)

  1. legal decision, resolution, verdict, case
  2. prediction, prognosis

Alternative forms

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Cuneiform spellings
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References

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