tumrum

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Akkadian

Root
t-m-r
1 term

Etymology

Compare Ugaritic πŽ“πŽŽπŽ— (ΚΏmr, β€œashes”).

Pronunciation

Noun

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

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

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References

  • β€œtumru”, 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) β€œtumru(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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