serdum

Akkadian

Root
s-r-d
1 term

𒍣𒅕𒁺 (serdū)

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈser.dum/

Noun

serdum m (plural serdū) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. olive

   𒉌𒄑 𒁍𒁲 [šaman serdī] ― I₃.GIŠ ser₂-di ― olive oil

2. olive tree
3. olivewood

Alternative forms

• serdu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒄑𒄀𒊐𒃵 (GIŠ.GI.DIM₃) (Ras Shamra) 𒄑𒄀𒊐𒃵𒈠 (GIŠ.GI.DIM₃.MA) (Ras Shamra)	𒍣𒅕𒁺𒌝 (se₂-er-du-um) 𒋛𒅕𒁺 (se-er-du) 𒍢𒅕𒁺 (ze₂-er-du) 𒍢𒅕𒌈 (ze₂-er-tum) 𒋤𒁺 (ser-du)

References

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