uznum

uznum

Akkadian

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uznum 𒄢𒄢𒈝 (gulgullum) 𒌋𒅗 (muḫḫum) 𒅆 (īnum) 𒅗 (appum) 𒅗 (pûm) suqtum isum 𒉿 (uznum) nakkaptum 𒍣 (napištum) 𒄘 (kišādum)
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pagrum 𒇿 (pagrum)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔuḏn- (“ear”). Cognate with Arabic أُذْن‎ (ʾuḏn) and Biblical Hebrew אֹזֶן‎ (ʾózɛn).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈuz.num/

Noun

uznum f (construct state uzun, dual uznān, plural uznātum) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. ear
   • 1755–1750 BCE, King Hammurabi of Babylon, OMNIKA Foundation, transl., Hammurabi Code‎, The Louvre, Law 205:

     𒋳𒈠 𒀵 𒀀𒉿𒅆 𒇷𒂊𒀉 𒌉 𒀀𒉿𒅆 𒅎𒋫𒄩𒊍 𒌑𒍪𒌦𒋗 𒄿𒈾𒀝𒆠𒋢
     šum-ma IR₁₁ a-wi-lim le-e-et DUMU a-wi-lim im-ta-ḫa-aṣ u₂-zu-un-šu i-na-ak-ki-su

     šumma warad awīlim lēt mār awīlim imtaḫaṣ uzuššu inakkisū

     If the slave of a free man has struck the cheek of a free man, his ear will be cut off.

   𒉿𒋫𒀀𒈠 𒌑𒌌 𒄿𒋆𒈠𒀀 𒊻𒈾𒀀𒀀

   pe-ta-a-ma u₂-ul i-šem-ma-a uz-na-a-a

   /petâma ul išemmâ uznāya/

   My ears are open, but do not hear.

2. attention

   𒀀𒈾 𒀀𒊮 𒀀𒁲 𒌝𒈪𒅎 𒌑𒍪𒌦𒅗 𒇷𒅁𒅆

   a-na A.ŠA₃ a-di um-mi-im u₂-zu-un-ka li-ib-ši

   /ana eqlim adi ummim uzunka libši/

   Pay attention to the field until the harvest time.

3. wisdom, understanding, intelligence
4. handle

Alternative forms

• uznu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒉿 (GEŠTUG, GEŠTU) 𒄑𒌆𒉿 (GEŠTUG₂, GEŠTU₂) 𒄑𒉿𒌆 (GEŠTUG₃, GEŠTU₃)	𒊻𒉡 (uz-nu) 𒊻𒈾𒄠 (uz-na-am) (accusative) 𒊻𒉌𒅎 (uz-ni-im) (genitive) 𒊻𒉏 (uz-nim) (genitive) 𒌑𒍪𒌦 (u₂-zu-un) (construct state) 𒊻𒈾𒀀𒌈 (uz-na-a-tum) (plural)

Related terms

• uznam petûm (“to inform, to enlighten”)
• uznum rapaštum (“great intelligence, understanding”)