urrum

Akkadian

Etymology

Compare Biblical Hebrew אוֹר (ʾor, “light”).

Pronunciation

(Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈur.rum/

Noun

urrum m (plural urrū)

day, daylight (opposed to night)
Synonym: 𒌓 (ūmum)

𒈬𒊭𒄠 𒅇 𒌓𒊏𒄠 ― mu-ša-am u₃ u₄-ra-am /mūšam u urram/ ― all the time (literally, “night and day”)
early morning
tomorrow, next day

Alternative forms

urru (non-mimated)
ḫurrum

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms	Phonetic
𒌓𒁕 (UD.DA)	𒌨𒀸 (ur-rum) 𒌨𒊒𒌝 (ur-ru-um) 𒌨𒊒 (ur-ru)

Derived terms

urram (“tomorrow”)

Related terms

urram šēram (“in the future”)

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