šamûm

Akkadian

Root
š-m-'
1 term

𒊭𒈬𒌝 (šamûm)

Etymology

From 𒀭𒌑 (šamû, “sky”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈmuːm/

Noun

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

1. rain

   𒊭𒈬𒌝 𒄿𒍝𒀭𒉡𒌦 [šamûm izannun] ― ša-mu-um i-za-an-nu-un ― It will rain.

   𒌓𒎙𒐉𒄰 𒊭𒈬𒌝 𒆠𒁉𒀉𒌈 𒄿𒈾 𒈠𒌷𒆠 𒄿𒄑𒉡𒌦

   [24 (ešrā erbet^?) ūmum šamûm kibittum ina Mari iznun]

   UD.24.KAM ša-mu-um ki-bi-it-tum i-na ma-ri₂^ki i-iz-nu-un

   On the 24th there fell a heavy rain in Mari.

Alternative forms

• šamû (non-mimated), šamūtum, šamūtu

Cuneiform spellings

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

References

• “šamû B”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “šamû”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library