ištānum

Akkadian
𒅎𒋛𒁲 (ištānum)

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

Noun

ištānum m (from Old Babylonian on, Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian)

  1. north
  2. north wind

Alternative forms
  • ištānu (non-mimated)
  • iltānum, iltānu
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒅎𒋛𒁲 (IM.SI.SA₂)
  • 𒅎𒋛 (IM.SI)
  • 𒅎𒈫 (IM.2) (Standard Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian)
  • 𒅋𒋫𒉡𒌝 (il-ta-nu-um)
  • 𒅋𒋫𒉌𒅎 (il-ta-ni-im) (genitive)
  • 𒅋𒋫𒉏 (il-ta-nim) (genitive)
  • 𒅖𒋫𒉌𒅎 (iš-ta-ni-im) (genitive)
  • 𒅖𒋫𒉡 (iš-ta-nu)
  • 𒅋𒋫𒉡 (il-ta-nu)

Derived terms
  • ištānānu (“northern”)

See also
𒅎𒋛𒁲 (ištānum)
𒅎𒈥𒌅 (amurrum) 𒅎𒆳𒊏 (šadûm)
𒅎𒍇𒇻 (šūtum)

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