šamšum
Akkadian
Alternative forms
- šamšu (non-mimated form)
- śamśum (Old Akkadian)
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *śamš-. Compare Arabic شَمْس (šams, “sun”) and Biblical Hebrew שֶׁמֶשׁ (šemeš, “sun”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃam.ʃum/
Noun
šamšum m (construct state šamaš)
- sun
- sunlight
- day
- sun disk
Sumerograms
This word can be written with the following Sumerograms:
- 𒌓 (UTU, UD)
Phonetic cuneiform spelling
- 𒊭𒄠𒋗𒌝 (ša-am-šu-um)
Derived terms
- Šamaš