šumēlum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šamʔāl- (“left hand/side”). Cognate with Arabic شِمَال (šimāl) and Biblical Hebrew שְׂמֹאל (śəmoʔl).

Pronunciation

Noun

šumēlum m (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. the left
    1. left side
    2. left hand
    3. (military) left wing (of an army)
    Antonym: imnum (“right”)

Alternative forms
  • šumēlu (non-mimated)
  • šumīlum, šumīlu
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒆏 (GUB₃)
  • 𒀉𒆏𒁍 (A₂.GUB₃.BU)
  • 𒆏𒁀 (GUB₃.BA)
  • 𒋗𒈨𒈝 (šu-me-lum)
  • 𒋗𒈨𒇻 (šu-me-lu)
  • 𒋗𒈪𒇻 (šu-mi-lu)

Derived terms
  • šumēlam (“on the left”)
  • šumēlûm (“left-hand”)

References
  • “šumēlu”, 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) “šumēlu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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