dannum

Akkadian
Root
d-n-n
3 terms

Pronunciation

Adjective

dannum (feminine dannatum, masculine plural dannūtum, feminine plural dannātum, predicative dan) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. verbal adjective of danānum:
    1. strong, solid, fortified
    2. powerful, mighty
    3. fierce, savage
    4. difficult, severe, dangerous
      𒅆𒅁𒊒𒌝 𒊭 𒍝𒀊𒋫𒆪 𒈠𒁲𒅖 𒁕𒀭
      [šiprum ša ṣabtāku mādiš dan]
      ši-ip-ru-um ša ṣa-ab-ta-ku ma-di-iš da-an
      The whork I have undertook is very difficult.
      𒆜 𒁕𒈾𒀜 [ḫarrānum dannat] ― KASKAL da-na-at ― The journey is dangerous.
    5. urgent

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒆗 (KAL, KALAG)
  • 𒆗𒂵 (KALAG.GA)
  • 𒂵𒆗 (GA.KAL) (El-Amarna)
  • 𒁕𒀭𒉡𒌝 (da-an-nu-um)
  • 𒁕𒈝 (da-num₂)
  • 𒁕𒀭𒉡 (da-an-nu)
  • 𒆗𒉡 (dan-nu)

Derived terms
  • dannatum (“famine; fortress”)

References
  • “dannu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
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