ṣurrum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṯ̣urr- (flint). Cognate with Arabic ظُرَر (ẓurar) and Biblical Hebrew צֹר (ṣor).

Pronunciation

Noun

ṣurrum m (Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, El-Amarna, Nuzi)

  1. flint, obsidian
  2. flint blade

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒎎𒅗 (na₄ZU₂, na₄KA)
  • 𒀫𒀸 (ṣur-rum)
  • 𒀫𒊒 (ṣur-ru)

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