uznum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔuḏn- (“ear”). Cognate with Arabic أُذْن‎ (ʾuḏn) and Biblical Hebrew אֹזֶן‎ (ʾózɛn).

Pronunciation

Noun

uznum f (construct state uzun, dual uznān, plural uznātum) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. ear
    • 1755–1750 BCE, King Hammurabi of Babylon, OMNIKA Foundation, transl., Hammurabi Code‎, The Louvre, Law 205:
      𒋳𒈠 𒀵 𒀀𒉿𒅆 𒇷𒂊𒀉 𒌉 𒀀𒉿𒅆 𒅎𒋫𒄩𒊍 𒌑𒍪𒌦𒋗 𒄿𒈾𒀝𒆠𒋢
      šum-ma IR₁₁ a-wi-lim le-e-et DUMU a-wi-lim im-ta-ḫa-aṣ u₂-zu-un-šu i-na-ak-ki-su
      šumma warad awīlim lēt mār awīlim imtaḫaṣ uzuššu inakkisū
      If the slave of a free man has struck the cheek of a free man, his ear will be cut off.
    𒉿𒋫𒀀𒈠 𒌑𒌌 𒄿𒋆𒈠𒀀 𒊻𒈾𒀀𒀀
    pe-ta-a-ma u₂-ul i-šem-ma-a uz-na-a-a
    /petâma ul išemmâ uznāya/
    My ears are open, but do not hear.
  2. attention
    𒀀𒈾 𒀀𒊮 𒀀𒁲 𒌝𒈪𒅎 𒌑𒍪𒌦𒅗 𒇷𒅁𒅆
    a-na A.ŠA₃ a-di um-mi-im u₂-zu-un-ka li-ib-ši
    /ana eqlim adi ummim uzunka libši/
    Pay attention to the field until the harvest time.
  3. wisdom, understanding, intelligence
  4. handle

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒊻𒉡 (uz-nu)
  • 𒊻𒈾𒄠 (uz-na-am) (accusative)
  • 𒊻𒉌𒅎 (uz-ni-im) (genitive)
  • 𒊻𒉏 (uz-nim) (genitive)
  • 𒌑𒍪𒌦 (u₂-zu-un) (construct state)
  • 𒊻𒈾𒀀𒌈 (uz-na-a-tum) (plural)
  • uznam petûm (“to inform, to enlighten”)
  • uznum rapaštum (“great intelligence, understanding”)
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