eṣemtum

Akkadian

𒄊𒉻𒁺 𒄠𒋛 (eṣemti pīrim)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʕaṯ̣m- (“bone”). Cognate with Arabic عَظْم (ʕaẓm) and Biblical Hebrew עֶצֶם (ʕɛ́ṣɛm).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /eˈsˤem.tum/

Noun

eṣemtum f (construct state eṣemti, plural eṣmētum)

1. bone
2. frame of the body, skeleton

Alternative forms

• eṣemtu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒄊𒉻𒁺 (GIR₃.PAD.DU)	𒂊𒍣𒅎𒌈 (e-ṣé-em-tum) (OBab) 𒂊𒍢𒅎𒌈 (e-ṣe-em-tum) (OBab) 𒂊𒍢𒅎𒌅 (e-ṣe-em-tu) (MBab) 𒂊𒍢𒂗𒌅 (e-ṣe-en-tu) (NBab)

References

• “eṣemtum”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011