enzum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʕVnz- (“goat”). Compare Arabic عَنْز (ʕanz) and Biblical Hebrew עֵז (ʕez).

Pronunciation

Noun

enzum f (plural enzētum) (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. she-goat
  2. goat (as a generic term)
  3. (astronomy) Lyra (constellation)

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒍚 (UZ₃)
  • 𒇻𒍚 (UDU.UZ₃)
  • (constellation) 𒀯𒍚 (MUL.UZ₃)
  • (plural) 𒍚𒄭𒀀 (UZ₃.ḪI.A)
  • 𒂗𒍪 (en-zu)
  • 𒂊𒍪 (e-zu)
  • 𒅔𒍪𒌝 (in-zu-um)

References

  • “enzu”, 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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