Sāmerīna

Akkadian

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew שֹׁמְרוֹן (šomə̆rón).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Sāmerīna

  1. The ancient capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel, modern Sebastia in the West Bank.
  2. An ancient Assyrian province encompassing the central hill country of Palestine, mostly in the northern part of modern West Bank.

Alternative forms
  • Samirna
Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
  • 𒌷𒊓𒈨𒊑𒈾 (urusa-me-ri-na)
  • 𒆳𒊓𒈨𒊑𒈾 (kursa-me-ri-na)
  • 𒌷𒊓𒂇𒄿𒈾 (urusa-mir-i-na)
  • 𒆳𒊓𒂇𒄿𒈾 (kur sa-mir-i-na)
  • 𒊓𒂇𒄿𒈾 (sa-mir-i-na)
  • 𒌷𒊓𒂇𒈾 (urusa-mir-na)
  • 𒆳𒊓𒂇𒈾 (kursa-mir-na)

References
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