eṭemmum

== Akkadian == === Etymology === From Sumerian 𒄇 (gidim, “ghost”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eˈtˤem.mum/ === Noun === eṭemmum m (plural eṭemmū) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on) ghost, spirit (of a dead person) ==== Alternative forms ==== eṭemmu (non-mimated) iṭemmum, iṭemmu eṭammum, eṭammu (Old Assyrian) ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “eṭemmu”, 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), “eṭemmu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library