šūšum

See also: susum and süsüm

Akkadian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

šūšum m (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. liquorice

Alternative forms
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
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