nēšum
Akkadian
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *naḥaš- (“lion”). Cognate with Arabic حَنَش (ḥanaš, “snake, viper”) and Biblical Hebrew נָחָשׁ (nɔḥɔš, “snake”).
Pronunciation
- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /ˈneː.ʃum/
Noun
nēšum m (plural nēšū) (from Old Babylonian on)
Alternative forms
- nēšu (non-mimated)
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Coordinate terms
| Zodiac signs in Akkadian (layout · text) | |||||||||||
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𒀯𒇽𒂠𒂷 (agrum) |
𒀯𒄞𒀭𒈾 (alû) |
𒀯𒈦𒋰𒁀 (māšum) |
𒀯𒀠𒈜 (alluttum) | ||||||||
𒀯𒌨𒈤 (nēšum) |
𒀯𒀊𒉆 (šer'um) |
𒀯𒍣𒁀𒀭𒈾 (zibānītum) |
𒀯𒄈𒋰 (zuqiqīpum) | ||||||||
𒀯𒉺𒉈𒊕 (pabilsag) |
𒀯𒋦𒈧 (suḫurmāšu) |
𒀯𒄖𒆷 (sinuntu) |
𒀯𒆲𒎌 (zibbātu) | ||||||||
Derived terms
- nēštum (“lioness”)
References
- “nēšu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], volume 11, N, part 2, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1980