nēr

Akkadian

Akkadian numbers (edit)
[a], [b] ←  10 600
    Cardinal: nēr

Etymology

Unknown. In his Babyloniaca, Babylonian historian Berossos refers to this number in Greek as νῆρος (nêros).

Pronunciation

Numeral

nēr m or f (free form nērum) (Babylonian)

  1. six hundred, 600
  2. (with ana and -šu/-ša) all, totally
  3. universe?
  4. (lexical, Standard Babylonian) a word for troops, possibly host? or army?

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒉌𒂊𒅕 (ne₂-e-er)
  • 𒉈𒅕 (ne-er)
  • 𒉌𒅕 (ni-ir)
  • 𒉌𒄿𒀸 (ni-i-rum)
  • 𒉌𒂊𒊒 (ne₂-e-ru)
  • 𒉌𒄿𒊒 (ni-i-ru)
  • 𒉌𒊒 (ni-ru)

References

  • “nīru E”, 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, page 265
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “nēr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library
  • Huehnergard, John (2011) A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, page 236
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