mūtum

Akkadian

Root
m-w-t
3 terms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *mawt- (death). Cognate with Arabic مَوْت (mawt) and Biblical Hebrew מָוֶת (mɔ́weṯ).

Pronunciation

Noun

mūtum f (construct state mūt or mūti) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. death

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒁁 (BAD, UŠ₂)
  • 𒉆𒁁 (NAM.BAD, NAM.UŠ₂)
  • 𒈬𒌈 (mu-tum)
  • 𒈬𒌑𒌈 (mu-u₂-tum)
  • 𒈬𒌋𒌓 (mu-u-tu₂)

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