imērum

Akkadian

𒀲 (imērum)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḥimār- (“donkey”). Cognate with Arabic حِمَار (ḥimār) and Biblical Hebrew חֲמוֹר (ḥămór).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /iˈmeː.rum/

Noun

imērum m (plural imērū)

1. donkey
2. homer (a unity of capacity equal to 12 or 18 sūtum (“seah”))

Alternative forms

• imēru (non-mimated)
• imārum (Old Akkadian)
• emārum (Old Assyrian)
• emēru (non-mimated)
• imīru (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒀲 (ANŠE) 𒀲𒀴 (DUR₃) 𒀲𒍑 (ANŠE.NITA) (Nuzi)	𒄿𒈨𒀸 (i-me-rum) 𒄿𒈨𒊒 (i-me-ru) 𒂊𒈠𒊒𒌝 (e-ma-ru-um)

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