ištānum

Akkadian

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

Noun

ištānum m (from Old Babylonian on, Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian)

  1. north
  2. north wind

Alternative forms

  • ištānu (non-mimated)
  • iltānum, iltānu
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒅎𒋛𒁲 (IM.SI.SA₂)
  • 𒅎𒋛 (IM.SI)
  • (Standard Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian) 𒅎𒈫 (IM.2)
  • 𒅋𒋫𒉡𒌝 (il-ta-nu-um)
  • (genitive) 𒅋𒋫𒉌𒅎 (il-ta-ni-im)
  • (genitive) 𒅋𒋫𒉏 (il-ta-nim)
  • (genitive) 𒅖𒋫𒉌𒅎 (iš-ta-ni-im)
  • 𒅖𒋫𒉡 (iš-ta-nu)
  • 𒅋𒋫𒉡 (il-ta-nu)

Derived terms

  • ištānānu (“northern”)

See also

compass points: 𒅎𒎌 (šārū):  [edit]

𒅎𒋛𒁲 (ištānum)
𒅎𒈥𒌅 (amurrum) 𒅎𒆳𒊏 (šadûm)
𒅎𒍇𒇻 (šūtum)

References

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