nigûtum

Akkadian

Root
n-g-'
1 term

Etymology

From 𒈾𒄖𒌝 (nagûm, “to sing joyfully”). Possibly related to Biblical Hebrew נִגֵּן (niggén, “to play an instrument”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /niˈɡuː.tum/

Noun

nigûtum f (plural nigâtum) (Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Standard Babylonian)

1. joyful music, merry-making, musical celebration

   𒉌𒄖𒋫𒄠 𒂊𒁉𒋳/𒊭𒅗𒉡𒌝

   [nigûtam epēšum/šakānum]

   ni-gu-ta-am e-pe₂-šum/ša-ka-nu-um

   to hold a festival, to make music

Alternative forms

• nigûtu (non-mimated)
• ningûtu

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒉌𒄖𒌅 (ni-gu-tu) 𒎏𒄖𒌅 (nin-gu-tu) 𒉌𒄖𒌓 (ni-gu-tu₂) 𒎏𒄖𒌓 (nin-gu-tu₂) 𒉌𒄖𒌓 (ni-gu-tam) (accusative) 𒉌𒄖𒋫𒄠 (ni-gu-ta-am) (accusative)

References

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