Where does “Bēl-šarra-uṣur” come from?

Bēl-šarra-uṣur (Akkadian) comes from Akkadian bēlum, from Proto-Semitic *baʕl- — husband, master, lord.

Bēl-šarra-uṣur (Akkadian): Belshazzar, son of the last king of Babylon

Definitions

  1. Belshazzar, son of the last king of Babylon

Ancestry of “Bēl-šarra-uṣur”, step by step

Bēl-šarra-uṣur traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Akkadian bēlum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Akkadianbēlumlord
2Proto-Semitic*baʕl-husband, master, lord

via Akkadian šarrum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Akkadianšarrumking

via Akkadian naṣārum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Akkadiannaṣārumto watch over, protect

Words derived from “Bēl-šarra-uṣur”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *baʕl- →Every word from Akkadian bēlum →