mušītum

Akkadian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muˈʃiː.tum/

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

• mušītu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒈪 (GE₆, MI)	𒈬𒅆𒄿𒌈 (mu-ši-i-tum) 𒈬𒅆𒌈 (mu-ši-tum) 𒈬𒅆𒌅 (mu-ši-tu) (plural) 𒈬𒃻𒌈 (mu-ša₂-tum)

Derived terms

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

References

• “mušītu”, 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), “mušītu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library