muḫḫum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *muḫḫ- (head; brain; marrow). Cognate with Arabic مُخّ (muḵḵ, cerebrum) and Biblical Hebrew מֹחַ (móaḥ, marrow).

Pronunciation

Noun

muḫḫum m (construct state muḫḫi, pronominal state muḫḫa)

  1. skull, pate
  2. (medicine) brain
  3. top (part, side)

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒈬𒄷𒌝 (mu-ḫu-um)
  • 𒈬𒄴𒄷 (mu-uḫ-ḫu)

References

  • “muḫḫu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], volume 10, M, part 2, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1977