ummum

Akkadian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈum.mum/

Noun

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

1. mother
2. initial investment, capital

Alternative forms

• ummu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒂼 (AMA)	𒌝𒈬𒌝 (um-mu-um) 𒌝𒈬 (um-mu)