šammum

Akkadian

Etymology

Compare Biblical Hebrew סַמִּים (sammim, “spices”) and Arabic مَشْمُوم (mašmūm, “any fragrant plant”).

Pronunciation

Noun

šammum m (construct state šammi, pronominal state šamma, plural šammū)

  1. plant, grass
  2. hay, fodder
  3. herb, drug, medicinal plant

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒌑 (U₂)
  • (plural) 𒌑𒄭𒀀 (U₂.ḪI.A)
  • 𒊭𒄠𒈬𒌝 (ša-am-mu-um)
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