amšālim

amšālim

Akkadian

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amˈʃaː.lim/

Adverb

amšālim (Babylonian, Mari)

1. yesterday

   Antonym: 𒌨𒊏𒄠 (urram, “tomorrow”)

Alternative forms

• amšāli (non-mimated)
• amšāla, amšat

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒄠𒊭𒅆 (am-ša-lim) 𒄠𒊭𒀀𒇷 (am-ša-a-li) 𒄠𒊭𒇷 (am-ša-li) 𒄠𒊭𒆷 (am-ša-la)

Derived terms

• amšālûm (“of yesterday”)

 

See also

• timāli (“yesterday”)

References

• “ūma”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Black, Jeremy; George, Andrew; Postgate, Nicholas (1976), “ūma(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag