User:Tom 144/šamšu

Akkadian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Old Babylonian) /ˈsam.sum/
• IPA^(key): (Middle Babylonian) /ˈsam.su/

Noun

𒀭𒌓 • (^DUTU)

1. the sun
2. sunlight
3. day
4. sun disk

Attested forms

Tom 144/šamšu

• 𒀭𒌓 (^DUTU)
• 𒌓 (UTU)
• 𒀭𒌓𒅆 (^DUTU-ši)
• 𒌑𒋗 (šam-šu)
• 𒌑𒅆 (šam-ši)
• 𒌑𒋳 (šam-šum)
• 𒃻𒀭𒋙 (šá-an-šú)

References

• “šamšu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], volume 17, Š, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1989, page 335