ušum [SNAKE] N (55x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Ebla, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Hellenistic wr. ušum; u₂-šu-um "snake"

[1]	𒁔	ušum
[2]	𒌑𒋗𒌝	u₂-šu-um

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		1		1		3	1	37	11
[2]								1

5 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (1x/2%)

Ebla (1x/2%)

Lagash II (3x/5%)

Ur III (1x/2%)

Old Babylonian (38x/69%)

Neo-Assyrian (8x/15%)

Hellenistic (3x/5%)

Senses:

1. snake (55x/100%)

Akk. bašmu.

Bibliography

[2006] W. Sommerfeld, Akkadian Language 58.

ušum

(OB Nippur Ea 802; Ea 08 134).

Lexical Associations

bašmu[(mythical poisonous) snake]N (// ušum[snake])

ušum = ba-aš₂-mu (CT 11, pl. 29-32, DT 040 o i 16).

References for all phrases

ušum[snake]

ušum (OB Nippur Ea 802; MSL 02, 089 A o 12; MSL 14, 028 Jr o i 3).

ušum = [...] (Ea 08 134).

ušum = ba-aš₂-mu (CT 11, pl. 29-32, DT 040 o i 16).

muš[snake] ušum[snake]

muš ušum^!(GIR₂^g) (UET 6, 0842 o 3; SLT 051 o iii 10').

Word ID: o0042111; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0042111; version 2.7.2 (built 2024-08-31)