ṣaddu
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Variant: ṣādu
Meanings:
(wooden) signal, sign
de:German: Deutsch Signal(holz), Schild
fr:French: Français signal (en bois), signe
Distribution: OBOB: Old Babylonian (ca. 2000–1600 BCE), SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE)
Grammar:
pos: subst.Substantivepattern: PaRSverbal adjective of roots i--gem., PāS
Etymology: Inherited Cf. perhaps Aram. ṣd (ṣaḏ) “side”, see Sokoloff 2017, 458; Sokoloff 2002, 228.
1Attestations
SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) ša ana tāmartīšu purussâ inaddinu ana kullat dadmī ṣa-ad-du inaššû Fadhil/Jiménez 2022, 236: 35 eBL “who, at his appearance, makes decisions and brings sign(s) to all peoples”. new