imnum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *yamīn- (“right hand/side”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *yamin-. Cognate with Arabic يَمِين (yamīn) and Biblical Hebrew יָמִין (yɔmín).

Pronunciation

Noun

imnum m (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. the right
    1. right side
    2. right hand
    Antonym: šumēlum (“left”)
    𒅔 𒅎𒉌𒅗 𒉌𒅋𒆷𒀝
    [in imnīka nillak]
    in im-ni-ka ni-il-la-ak
    We shall walk at your right side.

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒅎𒉡𒌑 (im-nu-u₂)
  • 𒅎𒉡 (im-nu)

Derived terms
  • imnam (“on the right”)
  • imnûm (“to the right”)

References
  • “imnu”, 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) “imnu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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