ḫamuttam

Akkadian

Root
ḫ-m-ṭ
3 terms

Etymology

Adverbial accusative of 𒄩𒈬𒌓𒌈 (ḫamuttum, “haste”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /χaˈmut.tam/

Adverb

ḫamuttam (from Old Babylonian on)

1. at once, promptly, soon
2. previously

Alternative forms

• ḫamutta (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒄩𒈬𒌓𒌓 (ḫa-mu-ut-tam) 𒄩𒈬𒋫𒄠 (ḫa-mu-ta-am) 𒄩𒈬𒌓𒁕𒄠 (ḫa-mu-uṭ-ṭa-am) 𒄩𒈬𒌓𒋫 (ḫa-mu-ut-ta)

References

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