šanānum

šanānum

Akkadian

Root
š-n-n
1 term

Pronunciation

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

Verb

šanānum (G, a-u, durative išannan, perfect ištanan, preterite išnun, imperative šunun) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. to be equal, match, rival

Alternative forms

• šanānu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒁲 (SA₂) 𒁲𒁲 (SA₂.SA₂) (Gt) 𒌨𒌨 (UR.UR) (Gt, Old Akkadian)	𒊭𒈾𒉡𒌝 (ša-na-nu-um) 𒃻𒈾𒉡 (ša₂-na-nu) 𒊭𒈾𒉡 (ša-na-nu)

References

• “šanānu”, 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 (2000), “šanānu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag