Adad

See also: adad and aḍaḍ

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒀭𒅎 (Adad).

Proper noun

Adad

1. The god of storms in Mesopotamian mythology.
   • 1998, Tamra Andrews, Dictionary of Nature Myths, Oxford, published 2000, page 4:

     Adad was often depicted in human form, standing on a bull and wearing a horned headdress and a tiered skirt decorated with stars.

   • 2003, Janet Parker, Julie Stanton, editors, Mythology: Myths, Legends and Fantasies, Cape Town, published 2006, page 326:

     The beauty of the sun god, Shamash, shone in his face, and the courage of the storm god, Adad, was in his blood.

Translations

god of storms in Mesopotamian mythology

• Marathi: आदाद (ādād)
• Portuguese: Adad m

Anagrams

• Dada, adda, da da, daad, dada

Akkadian

Etymology

From 𒀜𒁺𒌝 (addum, “thunderstorm”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.dad/

Proper noun

Adad m

1. Adad (the god of storm, identified with the Sumerian god Ishkur, son of Anu or Enlil)

Alternative forms

• Addu, Adda

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒀭𒅎 (dIM, dIŠKUR) 𒀭𒌋 (dU)	𒀭𒀀𒁕𒀜 (da-da-ad)

References

• Miller, Douglas B., Shipp, R. Mark (2014) An Akkadian Handbook, 2nd edition, Eisenbrauns

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ˈdad͡ʒ/
• Homophone: Haddad

Proper noun

Adad m

1. (Mesopotamian mythology) Adad (god of storms)