uššum

== Akkadian == === Etymology === Unknown. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈuʃ.ʃum/ === Noun === uššum m (plural uššū or uššētum f) (from Old Akkadian on) foundation ==== Alternative forms ==== uššu (non-mimated) === References === “uššu A”, 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), “uššu”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library