𐤔𐤔𐤌𐤍

Phoenician

Etymology

Compare Aramaic שושמא / ܫܘܫܡܐ (šuššǝmā), simplified from שומשמא (šumǝššumā). From Akkadian 𒃻𒈦𒌑𒈬 (/⁠šamaššammū⁠/), 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈨 (/⁠šamaššammi⁠/, literally “oil plant”), compound of 𒉌 (/⁠šaman⁠/, “oil”) and 𒌑 (/⁠šammu⁠/, “plant”).

Noun

𐤔𐤔𐤌𐤍 (ššmn) m

1. sesame
   • 1962, Herbert Donner, Wolfgang Röllig, Kanaanäische und aramäische Inschriften (overall work in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, lines 6–7 of number 51 on page 14, from Egypt:

     𐤆𐤉𐤕 𐤌𐤔𐤒𐤋 𐤘𐤛𐤚 𐤅𐤔𐤒𐤃𐤌
     𐤅𐤊𐤌𐤍 𐤅𐤋𐤏𐤓𐤕𐤉 𐤏𐤏𐤌 𐤅𐤔𐤔𐤌𐤍

     zyt mšql [20][3][2] wšqdm
     wkmn wlʿrty ʿʿm wššmn

     oil of a weight of 25 and almonds
     and cumin and spread onto boards sesame

References

• Krahmalkov, Charles R. (2000) “ŠŠMN”, in Phoenician-Punic Dictionary (Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta; 90), Leuven: Uitgeverij Peeters en Departement Oosterse Studies Leuven, →ISBN, page 483