Bēl-šarra-uṣur

Akkadian

Etymology

From 𒀭𒂗 (Bēl, “lord; master; deity Marduk”) +‎ 𒈗 (šarru, “king”) +‎ 𒋀 (naṣāru, “to protect”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beːl-ʃar.ra-u.sˤur/

Proper noun

Bēl-šarra-uṣur m (Neo-Babylonian)

  1. a male given name: Belshazzar, son of the last king of Babylon

Alternative forms

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Descendants

  • → Biblical Hebrew: בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר (bēlšaṣṣar)
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