nāgirum

Akkadian
Root
n-g-r
1 term
𒂆 𒄿𒈾 𒊒𒆪𒌒 𒀲𒆳𒊏 (nāgirum ina rukūb sīsêm)

Etymology

From Sumerian 𒂆/𒂇 (nimgir, nig̃ir /⁠nig̃ir⁠/).

Pronunciation

Noun

nāgirum m (plural nāgirū) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. town crier, herald
  2. (Assyria, Elam) a high official

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒂆 (NIMGIR)
  • 𒂇 (NIMGIR)
  • 𒇽𒂆 (lu₂NIMGIR)
  • 𒇽𒂇 (lu₂NIMGIR)
  • 𒂈 (NIMGIR₂)
  • 𒈾𒄀𒊒𒌝 (na-gi-ru-um)
  • 𒈾𒄀𒀸 (na-gi-rum)
  • 𒈾𒄀𒊒 (na-gi-ru)
  • 𒈾𒆠𒊑𒅎 (na-gi₅-ri-im) (genitive)
  • 𒈾𒄀𒊑𒅎 (na-gi-ri-im) (genitive)
  • 𒈾𒄀𒊑 (na-gi-ri) (genitive)
  • 𒈾𒄀𒅕 (na-gi-ir) (construct state)

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