še'um

Akkadian

Etymology

From Sumerian 𒊺 (še, “barley, grain”), but see also 𒊺 (ûm).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈʃe.ʔum/

Noun

še'um m (from Old Akkadian on)

1. barley, grain

Alternative forms

• še'u (non-mimated)
• ûm, û

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒊺 (ŠE)	𒊺𒌝 (še-um) 𒊺𒌑 (še-u₂) 𒊺𒌝𒎌 (še-um-MEŠ)

References

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