šamû

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Akkadian

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𒀭𒌑 (šamû)

Etymology

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Contraction of šamā'ū. From Proto-Semitic *šamāy- (sky, heaven). Cognate with Arabic سَمَاء (samāʔ) and Biblical Hebrew שָׁמַיִם (šɔmáyim).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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šamû m pl (base šamā) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. sky, heaven
    • 1755–1750 BCE, King Hammurabi of Babylon, translated by CDLI, Hammurabi Code[1], The Louvre, Prologue, lines 3-5:
      𒀭𒂗𒆤 𒁁𒂖 𒊭𒈨𒂊 𒅇 𒅕𒍢𒁴
      [Enlil bēl šamê u erṣetim]
      den-lil₂ be-el ša-me-e u₃ er-ṣe-tim
      Enlil, lord of heaven and earth

Alternative forms

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Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic Mixed

References

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  • “šamû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[2], volume 17, Š, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1989