tumrum

Akkadian

Root
t-m-r
1 term

Etymology

Compare Ugaritic 𐎓𐎎𐎗 (ʿmr, “ashes”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈtum.rum/

Noun

tumrum m (plural tumrū) (Old Babylonian, Standard Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian)

1.  cinder, ashes, ember, (glowing) charcoal

Alternative forms

• tumru (non-mimated)
• tūru (Neo-Babylonian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒉈𒄯𒊏 (NE.MUR.RA)	𒌅𒌝𒀸 (tu-um-rum) 𒉐𒀸 (tum₃-rum) 𒌈𒀸 (tum-rum) 𒌅𒌝𒊒 (tu-um-ru) 𒌅𒌑𒊒 (tu-u₂-ru)

References

• “tumru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “tumru(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag