enzum

Akkadian
๐’š (enzum)
๐’€ฏ๐’š (enzum)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ส•Vnz- (โ€œgoatโ€). Compare Arabic ุนูŽู†ู’ุฒ (ส•anz) and Biblical Hebrew ืขึตื– (ส•ez).

Pronunciation

Noun

enzum f (plural enzฤ“tum) (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. she-goat
  2. goat (as a generic term)
  3. (astronomy) Lyra (constellation)

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • ๐’š (UZโ‚ƒ)
  • ๐’‡ป๐’š (UDU.UZโ‚ƒ)
  • ๐’€ฏ๐’š (MUL.UZโ‚ƒ) (constellation)
  • ๐’š๐’„ญ๐’€€ (UZโ‚ƒ.แธชI.A) (plural)
  • ๐’‚—๐’ช (en-zu)
  • ๐’‚Š๐’ช (e-zu)
  • ๐’…”๐’ช๐’Œ (in-zu-um)

References
  • โ€œenzuโ€, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)โ€Ž, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956โ€“2011
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