šamnum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šamn- (“fat”). Cognate with Arabic سَمْن (samn, “ghee”) and Biblical Hebrew שֶׁמֶן (šɛ́mɛn, “oil”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈʃam.num/

Noun

šamnum m (construct state šaman) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. oil, fat, cream

Alternative forms

• šamnu (non-mimated)
• šamanu (Neo-Assyrian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒉌 (I₃) 𒉌𒎌 (I₃.MEŠ) 𒉌𒄑 (I₃.GIŠ)	𒊭𒄠𒉡𒌝 (ša-am-nu-um)

Derived terms

• šamaššammum

 

References

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