tēnu (?)
DISDis legomenon: this word is attested only twiceREVIEW
Meanings:
thirst (?)
de:German: Deutsch Durst (?)
fr:French: Français soif (?)
ar:Arabic: العربية عطش (?)
Distribution: OBOB: Old Babylonian (ca. 2000–1600 BCE)
Domain: Need and desire
Grammar:
pos: subst.Substantive
Etymology: Uncertain
2Attestations
OBOB: Old Babylonian (ca. 2000–1600 BCE) ina te-nim u bubūtim imāt Semitica 58 A.1401 6 ARCHIBAB “he died from thirst(?) and hunger”. The context implies imprisonment.
OBOB: Old Babylonian (ca. 2000–1600 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) [ina t]e-ni-im lā ušmatt[anni] ARM 34, 146 r. 3 ARCHIBAB “he shall not let [me] die [of t]hirst(?)”. new
Discussion
See Durand 2016. The meaning is guessed based on context. Akkadian words for “thirst” are usually derived from the common Semitic root ṣmʾ (see ṣamû II and derivatives).