šūrum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṯawr- (bull, ox). Cognate with Arabic ثَوْر (ṯawr) and Biblical Hebrew שׁוֹר (šor).

Pronunciation

Noun

šūrum m (plural šūrū) (Ur III, Old Babylonian, Standard Babylonian)

  1. bull
    𒋗𒌨 𒊭𒈠𒄿šu-ur ša-ma-i /šūr šamā'ī/ ― bull of the heavens

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
  • 𒋗𒌑𒊒 (šu-u₂-ru)

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