ramākum

Akkadian

Root
r-m-k
1 term

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /raˈmaː.kum/

Verb

ramākum (G, u, durative irammuk, perfect irtamuk, preterite irmuk, imperative rumuk) (Old Babylonian)

1. to bathe, wash oneself
2. to soak, steep

Alternative forms

• ramāku (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒋗𒉀 (TU₅)	𒊏𒈠𒀀𒆪 (ra-ma-a-ku) 𒊏𒈠𒆪 (ra-ma-ku)

References

• “ramāku”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “ramāku(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag