kišādum

Akkadian

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kišādum

𒄢𒄢𒈝 (gulgullum)

𒌋𒅗 (muḫḫum)

𒅆 (īnum)

𒅗 (appum)

𒅗 (pûm)

𒋢𒊌𒌈 (suqtum)

isum

𒉿 (uznum)

𒊕𒆠 (nakkaptum)

𒍣 (napištum)

𒄘 (kišādum)

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pagrum

𒇿 (pagrum)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *kišād- (“neck”). Compare Ge'ez ክሳድ (kəsad).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /kiˈʃaː.dum/

Noun

kišādum m (plural kišādātum f)

1. neck, throat (the back and the front side of the neck, often including head and shoulders)

   Synonyms: napištum, ḫurḫudum

2. bank (or a river, canal, etc.)

Alternative forms

• kišādu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic	Mixed
𒄘 (GU₂) 𒍜𒄘 (UZU.GU₂) (rare)	𒆠𒊭𒁺𒌝 (ki-ša-du-um)	𒄘𒌈 (GU₂-dum)

References

• The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CADきゃど)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Huehnergard, John (2011) A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns