ramānum

Akkadian

Root
r-m-n
1 term

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

(Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /raˈmaː.num/

Noun

ramānum m (plural ramānātum f) (from Old Akkadian on)

self
𒊏𒈠𒀭𒅗 𒌑𒍪𒌨 𒋗𒇻𒌝𒅗 𒋢𒌒𒊏𒄠
[ramānka uṣur šulumka šupram]
ra-ma-an-ka ú-ṣú-ur šu-lu-um-ka šu-up-ra-am
Take care of yourself and write me about your health.

Alternative forms

ramānu (non-mimated)
ramunum, ramunu (Assyrian)
ramannu, remānu, ramnu (Middle Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian)

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms	Phonetic
𒉎 (NI₂) 𒋢 (SU) (rare)	𒊏𒈠𒉡 (ra-ma-nu)

References

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

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