ezzum

Akkadian

Root
'-z-z
2 terms

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈez.zum/

Adjective

ezzum (feminine ezzetum, masculine plural ezzūtum, feminine plural ezzētum, predicative ez) (from Old Babylonian on)

1. angry, furious, fierce

   𒄑𒍣𒀉 𒌉𒊩 𒀭𒀀𒉏 ― ez-ze-et DUMU.MUNUS ^da-nim /ezzet mārat Ānim/ ― the daughter of Ānu is furious

   𒄿𒈾 𒀭𒎌 𒄑𒍝𒆪 ― i-na DINGIR.MEŠ ez-za-ku /ina ilī ezzāku/ ― I'm the fiercest among the gods.

2. terrible, awe-inspiring

Alternative forms

• ezzu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒄑𒍪𒌝 (ez-zu-um) 𒄑𒍪 (ez-zu) 𒂊𒄑𒍪𒌝 (e-ez-zu-um)

References

• “ezzu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “ezzu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag