Addarum

Addarum

Akkadian

Etymology

Unknown. Spelt with 𒌚 (“month”) and 𒊺 (“grain”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈad.da.rum/

Proper noun

Addarum m

  1. Adar, the twelfth month of the Babylonian calendar (approximately February-March)

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒌚𒊺 (ITI.ŠE)
  • 𒌚𒊺𒆥𒋻 (ITI.ŠE.KIN.TAR, ITI.ŠE.KIN.KUD)
  • 𒀀𒁕𒊒𒌝 (a-da-ru-um)
  • 𒀀𒁕𒊒 (a-da-ru)

Descendants

  • → Biblical Hebrew: אֲדָר (ʾăḏār, “Adar”)
  • → Aramaic: אֲדָר (ʾăḏār)

References

  • “addaru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[1], volume 1, A, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1964
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