kussûm

kussûm

Akkadian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sumerian 𒄑𒄖𒍝 (^g̃ešgu-za /guza/, “chair”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /kusˈsuːm/

Noun

kussûm f (base kussi, plural kussû)

1. chair, seat, throne

Alternative forms

• kussû (non-mimated)
• kussīum (Old Akkadian, Old Assyrian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒄑𒄖𒍝 (gišGU.ZA) 𒄖𒍝 (GU.ZA) 𒄑𒀸𒋼 (gišAŠ.TE) 𒀸𒋼 (AŠ.TE) 𒄑𒀸𒋾 (gišAŠ.TI) 𒀸𒋾 (AŠ.TI)	𒆪𒋢𒌑𒌝 (ku-su-u₂-um) 𒆪𒊻𒋢𒌑 (ku-us-su-u₂) 𒆪𒊻𒍪 (ku-us-su₂)

Descendants

• → Ugaritic: 𐎋𐎒𐎜 (ksủ /kussīʔu/)
• → Aramaic:
  • Classical Syriac: ܟܘܪܣܝܐ‎ (kursəyā)
  • Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: כּוּרְסְיָא‎ (kursəyā)
  • → Arabic: كُرْسِيّ‎ (kursiyy)
• → Hebrew: כִּסֵּא‎ (kisséʔ)

References

• “kussû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011