aššum

aššum

Akkadian

Etymology

From 𒀀𒈾 (ana, “for”) +‎ 𒈬 (šumum, “because of”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʃ.ʃum/

Preposition

aššum (from Old Babylonian on)

1. concerning, regarding, on behalf of, on account of, because of

   𒀸𒋳 𒀭𒉌𒁴 ― aš-šum an-ni-tim /aššum annītim/ ― for that (reason)

   𒀸𒋳 𒍢𒅎𒁕𒀜 𒈗 ― aš-šum ṣi-im-da-at LUGAL /aššum ṣimdat šarrim/ ― on the basis of a royal decree

Alternative forms

• aššu (non-mimated), aššumi (Old Assyrian), ašša, aššut (Neo-Babylonian, occasionally)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒈬 (mu) (rare)	𒀸𒋳 (aš-šum) 𒀸𒋗 (aš-šum) 𒀀𒋗𒌝 (a-šu-um) 𒀾𒋗 (aš₂-šu) 𒀾𒋙 (aš₂-šu₂)

Conjunction

aššum

1. (Babylonian with conjunctive) because of (the fact that)
2. (Mari, Old Assyrian with present) in order to, so that
3. (Old Babylonian, reported speach) that

Alternative forms

• aššu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒀸𒋳 (aš-šum) 𒀸𒋗 (aš-šu) 𒀸𒋙 (aš-šu₂) 𒀾𒋙 (aš₂-šu₂)

References

• “aššum”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Black, Jeremy; George, Andrew; Postgate, Nicholas (1976), “aššum”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag