𐤔𐤔𐤌𐤍
Phoenician
Etymology
Compare Aramaic שושמא / ܫܘܫܡܐ (šuššǝmā), simplified from שומשמא (šumǝššumā). From Akkadian 𒃻𒈦𒌑𒈬 (/šamaššammū/), 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈨 (/šamaššammi/, literally “oil plant”), compound of 𒉌 (/šaman/, “oil”) and 𒌑 (/šammu/, “plant”).
Noun
𐤔𐤔𐤌𐤍 (ššmn) m
- sesame
- 1962, Donner, Herbert; Röllig, Wolfgang, Kanaanäische und aramäische Inschriften, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, lines 6–7 of number 51 on page 14, from Egypt:
- 𐤆𐤉𐤕 𐤌𐤔𐤒𐤋 𐤘𐤛𐤚 𐤅𐤔𐤒𐤃𐤌
𐤅𐤊𐤌𐤍 𐤅𐤋𐤏𐤓𐤕𐤉 𐤏𐤏𐤌 𐤅𐤔𐤔𐤌𐤍- zyt mšql [20][3][2] wšqdm
wkmn wlʿrty ʿʿm wššmn - oil of a weight of 25 and almonds
and cumin and spread onto boards sesame
- zyt mšql [20][3][2] wšqdm
References
- Krahmalkov, Charles R. (2000) , “ŠŠMN”, in Phoenician-Punic Dictionary (Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta; 90), Leuven: Uitgeverij Peeters en Departement Oosterse Studies Leuven, →ISBN, page 483