eṭemmum

Akkadian
𒀩 𒄇 (ṣalam eṭemmim)

Etymology

From Sumerian 𒄇 (gidim, “ghost”).

Pronunciation

Noun

eṭemmum m (plural eṭemmū) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1.  ghost, spirit (of a dead person)

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒄇 (GIDIM)
  • 𒈦𒌋 (GIDIM₂)
  • 𒌜 (GIDIM₄, UDUG)
  • 𒆠𒁶 (KI.DIM₂) (Old Babylonian)
  • 𒄞 (GUD,GU₄) (Standard Babylonian)
  • 𒀭𒄇 (dGIDIM) (Boghazkeui)
  • 𒂊𒁴𒈬 (e-ṭem-mu, e-ṭim-mu)
  • 𒂊𒁶𒈬 (e-ṭem₂-mu)
  • 𒂊𒋼𒅎𒈪𒅎 (e-ṭe₄-em-mi-im) (genitive)
  • 𒂊𒁲𒅎𒈪 (e-ṭe-em-mi) (accusative/genitive plural)
  • 𒂊𒋼𒅎𒈪 (e-te-em-mi) (accusative/genitive plural)
  • 𒂊𒎗𒄭𒈨 (e-ṭe₂-mi₃) (accusative/genitive plural)

Derived terms
  • eṭemmūtu (“state of being a ghost”)

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