šammum

Akkadian

Etymology

Compare Biblical Hebrew סַמִּים (sammim, “spices”) and Arabic مَشْمُوم (mašmūm, “any fragrant plant”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈʃam.mum/

Noun

šammum m (construct state šammi, pronominal state šamma, plural šammū)

1. plant, grass
2. hay, fodder
3. herb, drug, medicinal plant

Alternative forms

• šammu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒌑 (U₂) 𒌑𒄭𒀀 (U₂.ḪI.A) (plural)	𒊭𒄠𒈬𒌝 (ša-am-mu-um)

Related terms

• šammi Šamaš