amšālim

Akkadian

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /amˈʃaː.lim/

Adverb

amšālim (Babylonian, Mari)

  1. yesterday
    Antonym: 𒌨𒊏𒄠 (urram, “tomorrow”)

Alternative forms
  • amšāli (non-mimated)
  • amšāla, amšat
Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
  • 𒄠𒊭𒅆 (am-ša-lim)
  • 𒄠𒊭𒀀𒇷 (am-ša-a-li)
  • 𒄠𒊭𒇷 (am-ša-li)
  • 𒄠𒊭𒆷 (am-ša-la)

Derived terms
  • amšālûm (“of yesterday”)

See also
  • timāli (“yesterday”)

References
  • “ūma”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy; George, Andrew; Postgate, Nicholas (1976), “ūma(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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