titūrum

Akkadian

𒋾𒌅𒀸 (titūrum)

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /tiˈtuː.rum/

Noun

titūrum f (plural titūrātum) (from Old Akkadian on)

1.  bridge, causeway
2. (music) distance between two tones
3. (extispicy) a formation on the liver

Alternative forms

• titūru (non-mimated)
• titurru

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒋾𒌅𒀸 (ti-tu-rum) 𒋾𒌅𒊒 (ti-tu-ru) 𒋾𒌉𒊒 (ti-tur-ru) 𒋾𒌅𒌫𒊒 (ti-tu-ur₂-ru)

References

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