ṭīdum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṭīn- (“clay”). Cognate with Arabic طِين (ṭīn, “mud”) and Biblical Hebrew טִיט (ṭiṭ, “mud, clay”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ṭīdum m (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. mud, clay

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒁲𒁺𒌝 (ṭi-du-um)
  • 𒁲𒄿𒁺 (ṭi-i-du)
  • 𒁲𒁺 (ṭi-du)

Derived terms
  • ṭīdiš (“into clay”)

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