māšum

Akkadian

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

Noun

māšum m (plural māšū) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. twin
  2. (astronomy) Gemini

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒈦𒋰 (MAŠ.TAB)
  • 𒈦𒋰𒁀 (MAŠ.TAB.BA)
  • 𒈦𒈦 (MAŠ.MAŠ) (astronomy)
  • 𒈦 (MAŠ) (astronomy)
  • 𒈠𒋳 (ma-šum)
  • 𒈠𒀀𒋗 (ma-a-šu)
  • 𒈠𒀀𒋙 (ma-a-šu₂)
  • 𒈠𒋗 (ma-šu)
  • 𒈠𒋙 (ma-šu₂)

References
  • “māšu”, 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 (2000) “māšu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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