šērum

Akkadian

Root
š-'-r
1 term

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šaḥ(a)r- (dawn, morning). Cognate with Arabic سَحَر (saḥar) and Biblical Hebrew שַׁחַר (šáḥar, dawn).

Pronunciation

Noun

šērum m (Babylonian)

  1. morning star, dawn
  2. morning

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒀉𒄘𒍣𒂵 (A₂.GU₂.ZI.GA)
  • (Neo-Babylonian) 𒆥𒉏 (KIN.NIM)
  • 𒊺𒂊𒊒𒌝 (še-e-ru-um)
  • 𒊺𒂊𒀸 (še-e-rum)
  • 𒊺𒂊𒊒 (še-e-ru)
  • 𒊺𒀸 (še-rum)
  • (genitive) 𒊺𒂊𒊑 (še-e-ri)
  • (genitive) 𒊺𒊑 (še-ri)
  • (genitive) 𒊺𒆸 (še-rim)

See also

  • urram šēram (in the future)

References