šuršum

šuršum

Akkadian

Root
š-r-š

𒁼 (šuršum)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šurš- (“root”). Cognate with Arabic شِرْش‎ (širš) and Biblical Hebrew שֹׁרֶשׁ‎ (šórɛš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃur.ʃum/

Noun

šuršum m (construct state šuruš, plural šuršū) (from Old Akkadian, Old Babylonian on)

1. root
2. base, foundation

Alternative forms

• šuršu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒁼 (SUḪUŠ)	𒋗𒌨𒋗 (šu-ur-šu) 𒋩𒋗 (šur-šu) 𒋩𒋙 (šur-šu₂) 𒋗𒊒𒍑 (šu-ru-uš) (construct state) 𒋩𒍑 (šur-uš) (construct state)

Derived terms

• šuršiš (“to/by the roots”)

References

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