ummânūtu (
: ummênūtu ;)
[Professions]
1) 
: craftmanship , skill , know-how , art , work , scholarship , learning , knowledge ;
[ummênūtam quttû] : perfect in skill ;
[šipir ummânūtu] : a work of craftmanship ;
2) 
: (scribal) craft / art , learning , knowledge , cognizance ;
3) see also maḫīru / tankāruttu : trade , commerce ;
Cf. ummiānu, ummânu
See also : iḫzu, aḫāzu, lamādu, lamdu, litmudu, mūdû, nikiltu, šipru
Comparison with other Semitic languages :
- Hebrew : omanut "culture"