eṣemtum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʕaṯ̣m- (“bone”). Cognate with Arabic عَظْم (ʕaẓm) and Biblical Hebrew עֶצֶם (ʕɛ́ṣɛm).

Pronunciation

Noun

eṣemtum f (construct state eṣemti, plural eṣmētum)

  1. bone
  2. frame of the body, skeleton

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • (OBab) 𒂊𒍣𒅎𒌈 (e-ṣé-em-tum)
  • (OBab) 𒂊𒍢𒅎𒌈 (e-ṣe-em-tum)
  • (MBab) 𒂊𒍢𒅎𒌅 (e-ṣe-em-tu)
  • (NBab) 𒂊𒍢𒂗𒌅 (e-ṣe-en-tu)

References

  • “eṣemtum”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
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