nadānum

nadānum

Akkadian

Root
n-d-n

Etymology

Compare Hebrew נָתַן‎ (nāṯan, “to give”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naˈdaː.num/

Verb

nadānum (class i)

1. to give, grant

   𒀀𒈾 𒆬𒌓 𒈾𒁕𒉡𒌝 ― a-na KUG.BABBAR na-da-nu-um /ana kaspim nadānum/ ― to sell (literally, “to give for silver”)

2. to hand over, deliver, transfer
3. to set, assign
4. to allow

Alternative forms

• nadānu (non-mimated)
• tadānum, tadānu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Sumerograms	Phonetic
𒋧 (SUM) 𒈬 (MU) (rarely/in personal names) 𒀸 (AŠ) (in personal names)	𒈾𒁕𒉡𒌝 (na-da-nu-um)