𒈲𒍽

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Akkadian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒈲𒍽 (muš-ḫuš /⁠mušḫuš⁠/, “a mythical serpent”).

Logogram[edit]

𒈲𒍽 • (MUŠ.ḪUŠ)

Sumerogram of mušḫuššum (“a mythical serpent”)

Sumerian[edit]

Signs in this term
𒈲	𒍽

Noun[edit]

𒈲𒍽 • (muš-ḫuš /mušḫuš/)

"fierce snake" (a mythical or literary serpent, later a symbol of Marduk)

References[edit]

“𒈲𒍽 (mušḫuš)” in ePSD2
“𒈲𒍽 (muš-huš)” in Daniel A. Foxvog, Elementary Sumerian Glossary, 2016

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