māšum

Akkadian

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. twin
  2. (astronomy) Gemini

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒈦𒋰 (MAŠ.TAB)
  • 𒈦𒋰𒁀 (MAŠ.TAB.BA)
  • (astronomy) 𒈦𒈦 (MAŠ.MAŠ)
  • (astronomy) 𒈦 (MAŠ)
  • 𒈠𒋳 (ma-šum)
  • 𒈠𒀀𒋗 (ma-a-šu)
  • 𒈠𒀀𒋙 (ma-a-šu₂)
  • 𒈠𒋗 (ma-šu)
  • 𒈠𒋙 (ma-šu₂)

Coordinate terms

Zodiac signs in Akkadian (layout · text)

𒀯𒇽𒂠𒂷 (agrum)

𒀯𒄞𒀭𒈾 (alû)

𒀯𒈦𒋰𒁀 (māšum)

𒀯𒀠𒈜 (alluttum)

𒀯𒌨𒈤 (nēšum)

𒀯𒀊𒉆 (šer'um)

𒀯𒍣𒁀𒀭𒈾 (zibānītum)

𒀯𒄈𒋰 (zuqiqīpum)

𒀯𒉺𒉈𒊕 (pabilsag)

𒀯𒋦𒈧 (suḫurmāšu)

𒀯𒄖𒆷 (sinuntu)

𒀯𒆲𒎌 (zibbātu)

References