zumrum

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Akkadian

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Etymology

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Unknown.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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zumrum m (construct state zumur, plural zumrū) (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. body (of humans, animals, objects, etc.)
    Synonym: (trunk; self; corpse) 𒇿 (pagrum)
    𒊭𒊏𒀜 𒍪𒌝𒊑𒅎 [šārat zumrim]ša-ra-at zu-um-ri-imbody hair
  2. (figurative) person

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Cuneiform spellings
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References

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