šamšum

Akkadian
𒌓 (šamšum)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *śamš- (“sun”). Cognate with Arabic شَمْس‎ (šams) and Biblical Hebrew שֶׁמֶשׁ‎ (šɛ́mɛš).

Pronunciation

Noun

šamšum m (construct state šamaš)

  1. sun
    𒄿𒈾 𒌓𒈪𒅎 𒋗𒀀𒋾 𒄿𒈾𒉌 𒌓 𒌑𒌌 𒄿𒌅𒆷
    i-na UD-mi-im šu-a-ti i-na-ni UD u₃-ul i-ṭu-la
    /ina ūmim šuāti īnāni šamšam ul iṭṭulā/
    On that day our eyes did not see the sun.
  2. sunlight
  3. day
  4. sun disk

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒊭𒄠𒋗𒌝 (ša-am-šu-um)
  • 𒊓𒄠𒋢𒌝 (śa-am-śu-um) (Old Akkadian)

Derived terms
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