eršum

Akkadian

Root
'-r-š
3 terms

Etymology

Cognate with Biblical Hebrew עֶרֶשׂ (ʕɛ́rɛś, “couch, bed”) and with a secondary meaning derived from that of "bedfellow" the Arabic عِرْس (ʕirs, “husband, whife”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈer.ʃum/

Noun

eršum f (construct state ereš, plural eršētum) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

1. bed

Alternative forms

• eršu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒄑𒈿 (GIŠ.NA₂)	𒂊𒅕𒋗𒌝 (e-er-šu-um) 𒅕𒋗𒌝 (er-šu-um) 𒅕𒋗 (er-šu) 𒅕𒋙 (er-šu₂)

Related terms

• bīt eršim (“bedroom”)
• uršum (“bedroom”)

 

References

• “eršu”, 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) “eršu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
• Huehnergard, John (2011) A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns
• H6210 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible