rēšum

rēšum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *raʾš-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈreː.ʃum/

Noun

rēšum m (plural rēšū)

1. head
2. servant, slave
3. top, summit
4. beginning
5. first installment, original amount, capital assets
6. first rank
7. first quality

Alternative forms

• rēšu (non-mimated form)
• rāšum (rarely), rāšu (non-mimated form; rarely)

Cuneiform spellings

Sumerograms	Phonetic
𒊕 (SAG) 𒊕𒎌 (SAG.MEŠ) (plural)	𒊑𒂊𒋳 (re-e-šum)