ramānum

Akkadian

Root
r-m-n
1 term

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ramānum m (plural ramānātum f) (from Old Akkadian on)

1.  self

   𒊏𒈠𒀭𒅗 𒌑𒍪𒌨 𒋗𒇻𒌝𒅗 𒋢𒌒𒊏𒄠

   [ramānka uṣur šulumka šupram]

   ra-ma-an-ka ú-ṣú-ur šu-lu-um-ka šu-up-ra-am

   Take care of yourself and write me about your health.

Alternative forms

• ramānu (non-mimated)
• ramunum, ramunu (Assyrian)
• ramannu, remānu, ramnu (Middle Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒉎 (NI₂) 𒋢 (SU) (rare)	𒊏𒈠𒉡 (ra-ma-nu)

References

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