tinūrum

Akkadian
Root
n-w-r
1 term

Etymology

From the same root as 𒈾𒉿𒀀𒀸 (nawārum, “to shine brightly”).

Pronunciation

Noun

tinūrum m (plural tinūrū) (Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian)

  1. oven, kiln, tannour
  2. (astronomy) an undetermined star or constellation

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒅎𒋗𒆸 (IM.ŠU.RIN)
  • 𒅎𒋗𒆸𒈾 (IM.ŠU.RIN.NA)
  • 𒋗𒆸𒈾 (DILINA₂)
  • 𒇌 (DILINA)
  • 𒇅 (NINDU)
  • 𒀯𒅎𒋗𒆸𒈾 (mulIM.ŠU.RIN.NA) (astronomy)
  • 𒋾𒄿𒉡𒊒𒌝 (ti-i-nu-ru-um)
  • 𒋾𒉡𒀸 (ti-nu-rum)
  • 𒋾𒉡𒊒 (ti-nu-ru)

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