māšum

Akkadian

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈmaː.ʃum/

Noun

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

1. twin
2. (astronomy) Gemini

Alternative forms

• māšu (non-mimated)

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)‎^[1], 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