šamû

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Akkadian

𒀭𒌑 (šamû)

Etymology

Contraction of šamā'ū. From Proto-Semitic *šamāy- (“sky, heaven”). Cognate with Arabic سَمَاء (samāʔ) and Biblical Hebrew שָׁמַיִם (šɔmáyim).

Pronunciation

Noun

šamû m pl (base šamā) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. sky, heaven
    • 1755–1750 BCE, King Hammurabi of Babylon, translated by CDLI, Hammurabi Code‎, The Louvre, Prologue, lines 3-5:
      𒀭𒂗𒆤 𒁁𒂖 𒊭𒈨𒂊 𒅇 𒅕𒍢𒁴
      [Enlil bēl šamê u erṣetim]
      den-lil₂ be-el ša-me-e u₃ er-ṣe-tim
      Enlil, lord of heaven and earth

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic Mixed

References

  • “šamû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, volume 17, Š, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1989
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