aššum

See also: assum

Akkadian

Etymology

From 𒀀𒈾 (ana, “for”) +‎ 𒈬 (šumum, “because of”).

Pronunciation

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

Preposition

aššum (from Old Babylonian on)

1. concerning, regarding, on behalf of, on account of, because of

   𒀸𒋳 𒀭𒉌𒁴 [aššum annītim] ― aš-šum an-ni-tim ― for that (reason)

   𒀸𒋳 𒍢𒅎𒁕𒀜 𒈗 [aššum ṣimdat šarrim] ― aš-šum ṣi-im-da-at LUGAL ― on the basis of a royal decree

   𒀸𒋳 𒍪𒄩𒊑𒅎 𒊭 𒋫𒀸𒁍𒊏𒄠 𒁲𒅔𒋗𒌑 𒁍𒊒𒊓𒄠 𒍑𒋫𒅈𒅆

   [aššum ṣuḫārim ša tašpuram dīnšu purussâm uštarši]

   aš-šum ṣu₂-ḫa-ri-im ša ta-aš-pu-ra-am di-in-šu-u₂ pu-ru-sa-am uš-ta-ar-ši

   Concerning the servant about whom you wrote to me, has he obtained a decision in his case?

Alternative forms

• aššu (non-mimated), aššumi (Old Assyrian), ašša, aššut (Neo-Babylonian, occasionally)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
(rare) 𒈬 (mu)	𒀸𒋳 (aš-šum) 𒀸𒋗 (aš-šum) 𒀀𒋗𒌝 (a-šu-um) 𒀾𒋗 (aš₂-šu) 𒀾𒋙 (aš₂-šu₂)

Conjunction

aššum

1. (Babylonian with conjunctive) because of (the fact that)
2. (Mari, Old Assyrian with present) in order to, so that
3. (Old Babylonian, reported speech) that

Alternative forms

• aššu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒀸𒋳 (aš-šum) 𒀸𒋗 (aš-šu) 𒀸𒋙 (aš-šu₂) 𒀾𒋙 (aš₂-šu₂)

References

• “aššum”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “aššum”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library