šarrum
Akkadian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Semitic *śarār- (“to rule over”). Cognate with Biblical Hebrew שַׂר (śar, “ruler, captain, official”). Compare Persian سر (sar).
Pronunciation
edit- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /ˈʃar.rum/
Noun
editšarrum m (construct state šar or šarri, pronominal state šarra, plural šarrū or šarrānū, feminine šarratum) (from Old Akkadian on)
- king
- 𒈗 𒉿𒀀𒄠 𒅖𒆪𒉆 [šarrum piam iškunam] ― LUGAL pi-a-am iš-ku-nam ― The king gave me an order.
Alternative forms
edit- šarru (non-mimated)
- śarrum (Old Akkadian)
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Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “šarru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
- Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “šarru(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag