𒈲𒍽

Akkadian

Etymology

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

Logogram

𒈲𒍽 • (MUŠ.ḪUŠ)

1. Sumerogram of mušḫuššum (“a mythical serpent”)

Sumerian

Signs in this term

𒈲

𒍽

Noun

𒈲𒍽 • (muš-ḫuš /mušḫuš/)

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

References

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