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Akkadian
Etymology
From Sumerian 𒊺 (še, “barley, grain”), but see also 𒊺 (ûm).
Pronunciation
Noun
še'um m (from Old Akkadian on)
- barley, grain
Cuneiform spellings
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Phonetic
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- 𒊺𒌝 (še-um)
- 𒊺𒌑 (še-u₂)
- 𒊺𒌝𒎌 (še-um-MEŠ)
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References
- “še'u”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
- Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “še'u(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag