amurrum

== Akkadian == === Etymology === From 𒀭𒈥𒌅 (Amurrum, “Amurru”), the country of the Amorites, who lived in a region west of Mesopotamia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈmur.rum/ === Noun === amurrum m (from Old Akkadian on) (Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian) west (Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian) west wind ==== Alternative forms ==== amurru (non-mimated) aburru (Nuzi) ==== See also ==== compass points: 𒅎𒎌 (šārū): [edit] === References === “amurru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011 Black, Jeremy; George, Andrew; Postgate, Nicholas (2000), “amurru(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library Miller, Douglas B.; Shipp, R. Mark (2014), An Akkadian Handbook, 2nd edition, Eisenbrauns, page 87