mušītum

Akkadian

Etymology

From 𒈪 (mūšum, “night”) +‎ -𒌈 (-tum, feminine suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

mušītum f (plural mušiātum or mušâtum) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. nighttime, night
    Synonyms: 𒈪 (mūšum), 𒆥𒋝 (līliātum), 𒇷𒈝 (līlum)
    Antonym: 𒌓 (ūmum)
    𒄿𒈾 𒊭𒀀𒀜 𒈬𒅆𒋾𒅀 [ina šāt mušītīya] ― i-na ša-a-at mu-ši-ti-ia ― in my dream (literally, “during that of my night”)

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒈬𒅆𒄿𒌈 (mu-ši-i-tum)
  • 𒈬𒅆𒌈 (mu-ši-tum)
  • 𒈬𒅆𒌅 (mu-ši-tu)
  • 𒈬𒃻𒌈 (mu-ša₂-tum) (plural)

Derived terms
  • mušiātim (“every night”)
  • mušītam (“at night”)

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