immerum

Akkadian
𒇻 (immerum)

Pronunciation

Noun

immerum m (plural immerū m or immerātum f) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. sheep, ram
    Synonym: (collective) 𒇇𒇻𒄭𒀀 (ṣēnum, “sheep”)
    𒄿𒈾 𒊑𒂍 𒌷𒅀 𒂗𒆤𒆠 𒇻𒀴 𒇻𒃻𒄠
    [ina ribīt ālīya Nippur immeram lušām]
    i-na ri-bit URU-ia NIBRU.KI UDU.NITA₂ lu-ša₂-am
    I will buy a sheep in the square of my city Nippur

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒇻 (UDU)
  • 𒇻𒀴 (UDU.NITA₂)
  • 𒅎𒈨𒊒𒌝 (im-me-ru-um)
  • 𒅎𒈨𒀸 (im-me-rum)
  • 𒅎𒈨𒊒 (im-me-ru)

Derived terms
  • immertum (“ewe”)

Descendants
  • → Aramaic: אִימְּרָא / אִמְּרָא (ʾimmərā) / ܐܶܡܪܳܐ (ʾemmərā, “lamb”), absolute state אִימַּר / אִמַּר (ʾimmar) / ܐܶܡܱܪ (ʾemmar)
    • → Arabic: إِمَّر (ʔimmar, “young lamb”)
    • → Old Armenian: յիմար (yimar, “foolish”)
      • Armenian: հիմար (himar)
      • Middle Armenian: իմար (imar)
  • → Hebrew: אִמַּר (ʔimmár, “lamb”) or אִמֵּר (ʔimmér) (questionable vocalization)
  • → Phoenician: 𐤀𐤌𐤓 (ʾmr, “lamb”)
    • Punic: 𐤀𐤌𐤓 (ʾmr, “lamb”)
      • → Basque: umerri
  • → Ugaritic: 𐎛𐎎𐎗 (ỉmr /⁠immiru⁠/, “lamb”)

References
  • “immeru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, volumes 7, I and J, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1960
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