ummum

Akkadian
Root
'-m-m
1 term

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔimm- (“mother”). Cognate with Arabic أُمّ (ʔumm) and Biblical Hebrew אֵם (ʾem).

Pronunciation

Noun

ummum f (construct state ummi, pronominal state umma, plural ummātum)

  1. mother
    𒌝𒈨𒉌 𒀜𒋾 [ummīni atti] ― um-mi₃-ni at-ti ― You are our mother.
  2. initial investment, capital

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒌝𒈬𒌝 (um-mu-um)
  • 𒌝𒈬 (um-mu)

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