šumma
Akkadian
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *šim (“if”). Cognate with Arabic إِن (ʾin) and Biblical Hebrew אִם (ʾim).
Pronunciation
- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /ˈʃum.ma/
Conjunction
šumma
- if, whether
- 1755–1750 BCE, King Hammurabi of Babylon, OMNIKA Foundation, transl., Hammurabi Code, The Louvre, Law 195:
- 𒋳𒈠 𒌉 𒀀𒁀𒋗 𒅎𒋫𒄩𒊍 𒈩𒇲𒋗 𒄿𒈾𒀝𒆠𒋢
šum-ma DUMU A.BA-šu im-ta-ḫa-aṣ KIŠIB.LA₂-šu i-na-ak-ki-su- šumma mārum abāšu imtaḫaṣ rittašu inakkisū
- If a son has struck his father, his hand will be cut off.
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Alternative forms
- šummu (Neo-Assyrian)
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