targumannum

Akkadian
Root
r-g-m
2 terms

Etymology

Unknown. It could be either a borrowing from another unattested language or a derivation from the verb 𒅗𒂷𒂷 (ragāmum, “to exclame, shout to”).

Pronunciation

Noun

targumannum m (from Old Akkadian on)

  1.  interpreter, dragoman

Alternative forms
  • targumannu (non-mimated)
  • turgumannum, targamannum
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒅴𒁄 (EME.BAL) (Old Akkadian, Ur III)
  • 𒋫𒅈𒆪𒈠𒉡𒌝 (ta-ar-gu₅-ma-nu-um)
  • 𒌅𒌨𒄖𒈠𒀭𒉏 (tu-ur-gu-ma-an-num)
  • 𒋻𒄖𒈠𒀭𒉡 (tar-gu-ma-an-nu)
  • 𒋻𒄖𒈠𒉡 (tar-gu-ma-nu)
  • 𒌉𒄖𒈠𒉡 (tur-gu-ma-nu)

Descendants

References
  • “targumannu”, 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) “targumannu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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