šuttum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šin-at- (sleep). Cognate with Arabic سِنَة (sina, nap, slumber) and Biblical Hebrew שֵׁנָה (šenɔ́, sleep).

Pronunciation

Noun

šuttum f (plural šunātum) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. dream

Alternative forms

  • šuttu (non-mimated)
  • šunatum, šunatu (poetic)
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒈧𒈪 (MAŠ₂.GI₆)
  • 𒈠𒊬 (MA.MU₂)
  • 𒋗𒌓𒌈 (šu-ut-tum)
  • 𒋗𒌓𒌅 (šu-ut-tu)

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