nisannum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Sumerian 𒉠 (nesag̃).

Pronunciation

Noun

nisannum m (construct state nisan) (Babylonian, Mari, Neo-Assyrian)

  1. offering of first produce of the season, offering of first fruits
  2. Nisannu (first month of the Babylonian calendar, corresponding to March-April)

Alternative forms

  • nisannu (non-mimated)
  • nisānum, nisānu
  • nissanum, nissanu
  • nisangu, nisaggu, nisakku
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒌚𒁈𒍠𒃻 (ITI.BAR₂.ZAG.GAR)
  • (later periods) 𒌚𒁈 (ITI.BAR₂)
  • (Standard Babylonian, rare) 𒌚𒁇 (ITI.BAR)
  • (Standard Babylonian, rare) 𒌚𒁇𒊕𒊕 (ITI.BAR.SAG.SAG)
  • 𒉌𒊓𒉡𒌝 (ni-sa-nu-um)
  • 𒉌𒊓𒀭𒉡 (ni-sa-an-nu)
  • 𒉌𒊕𒄖 (ni-sag-gu)
  • 𒉌𒊕𒆪 (ni-sak-ku)

Derived terms

  • nisannûm

Descendants

  • → Aramaic: נִיסָן (nīsān)
    • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܢܝܼܣܵܢ (nīsān)
    • Turoyo: ܢܝܣܷܢ (nisën)
    • Classical Syriac: ܢܝܣܢ (nīsān)
  • → Biblical Hebrew: נִיסָן (nisɔ́n)

References

  • “nisannu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “nisa(n)nu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library
  • Miller, Douglas B., Shipp, R. Mark (2014) An Akkadian Handbook, 2nd edition, Eisenbrauns, page 133
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.