imittam

Akkadian

Root
y-m-n
3 terms

Etymology

From 𒍠 (imnum) +‎ -𒌈 (-tum).

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

imittam (from Old Babylonian on)

1. to the right, on the right

   Synonyms: 𒅎𒉏 (imnam), 𒅎𒎙 (imniš)

   Antonym: 𒋗𒈨𒇴 (šumēlam)

Alternative forms

• imitta (non-mimated)
• emittam

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒍠 (ZAG) 𒌋𒐊 (15) 𒀉𒍣 (A₂.ZI)	𒄿𒈪𒀉𒌓 (i-mi-it-tam) 𒄿𒈪𒋫𒄠 (i-mi-ta-am) 𒄿𒈪𒌓 (i-mi-tam) 𒂊𒈪𒌓 (e-mi-tam) 𒄿𒈪𒀉𒋫 (i-mi-it-ta)

References

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