imērum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḥimār- (“donkey”). Cognate with Arabic حِمَار (ḥimār) and Biblical Hebrew חֲמוֹר (ḥămór).

Pronunciation

Noun

imērum m (plural imērū)

  1. donkey
  2. homer (a unity of capacity equal to 12 or 18 sūtum (“seah”))

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒀲 (ANŠE)
  • 𒀲𒀴 (DUR₃)
  • (Nuzi) 𒀲𒍑 (ANŠE.NITA)
  • 𒄿𒈨𒀸 (i-me-rum)
  • 𒄿𒈨𒊒 (i-me-ru)
  • 𒂊𒈠𒊒𒌝 (e-ma-ru-um)
  • ša imērīšu
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