rēšum

Akkadian

Root
r-'-š
2 terms

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rēšum

𒄢𒄢𒈝 (gulgullum)

𒌋𒅗 (muḫḫum)

𒅆 (īnum)

𒅗 (appum)

𒅗 (pûm)

𒋢𒊌𒌈 (suqtum)

isum

𒉿 (uznum)

𒊕𒆠 (nakkaptum)

𒍣 (napištum)

𒄘 (kišādum)

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pagrum

𒇿 (pagrum)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *raʔš- (“head”). Cognate with Arabic رَأْس (raʔs) and Biblical Hebrew רֹאשׁ (roʔš).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈreː.ʃum/

Noun

rēšum m (plural rēšū)

1. head
2. servant, slave
3. top, summit
4. beginning

   𒊑𒌍 𒊭𒀜𒁴 [rēš šattim] ― re-eš ša-at-tim ― the beginning of the year

5. first installment, original amount, capital assets
6. first rank
7. first quality

Alternative forms

• rēšu (non-mimated form)
• rāšum (rarely), rāšu (non-mimated form; rarely)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒊕 (SAG) 𒊕𒎌 (SAG.MEŠ) (plural)	𒊑𒂊𒋳 (re-e-šum)

Derived terms

• rēštum (“beginning”)