rēšum

Akkadian

Root
r-'-š
2 terms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *raʔš- (“head”). Cognate with Arabic رَأْس (raʔs) and Biblical Hebrew רֹאשׁ (roʔš).

Pronunciation

Noun

rēšum m (plural rēšū)

  1. head
  2. servant, slave
  3. top, summit
  4. beginning
    𒊑𒌍 𒊭𒀜𒁴 [rēš šattim] ― re-eš ša-at-tim ― the beginning of the year
  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
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒊕 (SAG)
  • (plural) 𒊕𒎌 (SAG.MEŠ)
  • 𒊑𒂊𒋳 (re-e-šum)

Derived terms

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