šamûm

Akkadian
Root
š-m-'
1 term
𒊭𒈬𒌝 (šamûm)

Etymology

From 𒀭𒌑 (šamû, “sky”).

Pronunciation

Noun

šamûm f (plural šamiātum or šamâtum) (Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Standard Babylonian, Mari, Boghazkeui)

  1. rain
    𒊭𒈬𒌝 𒄿𒍝𒀭𒉡𒌦 ― ša-mu-um i-za-an-nu-un /šamûm izannun/ ― It will rain.
    𒌓𒎙𒐉𒄰 𒊭𒈬𒌝 𒆠𒁉𒀉𒌈 𒄿𒈾 𒈠𒌷𒆠 𒄿𒄑𒉡𒌦
    UD.24.KAM ša-mu-um ki-bi-it-tum i-na ma-ri₂ki i-iz-nu-un
    /24 (ešrā erbet?) ūmum šamûm kibittum ina Mari iznun/
    On the 24th there fell a heavy rain in Mari.

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic Mixed
  • 𒊭𒈬𒌝 (ša-mu-um)
  • 𒊭𒈬𒌑𒌝 (ša-mu-u₂-um)
  • 𒊭𒈬𒌑 (ša-mu-u₂)
  • 𒃻𒈬𒌋 (ša₂-mu-u)
  • 𒃻𒈬𒌑 (ša₂-mu-u₂)
  • 𒊭𒈨𒀀𒌈 (ša-me-a-tum) (plural)
  • 𒊭𒈠𒀀𒌈 (ša-ma-a-tum) (plural)
  • 𒀭𒌑 (AN-u₂)

References
  • “šamû B”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “šamû(m) II”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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