šūšum

šūšum

Akkadian

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic سُوس‎ (sūs) and Hebrew שׁוּשׁ‎ (šuš).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈʃuː.ʃum/

Noun

šūšum m (from Old Babylonian on)

1. liquorice

Alternative forms

• šūšu (non-mimated)
• sūsū (Neo-Assyrian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒄑𒊺𒆕𒀀 (GIŠ.ŠE.DU₃.A) 𒄑𒍝𒈽𒋁 (GIŠ.ZA.MUŠ₂.ŠEŠ₂)	𒋗𒋳 (šu-šum) 𒋗𒌑𒋗 (šu-u₂-šu)

References

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