mūšam

mūšam

Akkadian

Etymology

Adverbial accusative of 𒈪 (mūšum, “night”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈmuː.ʃam/

Adverb

mūšam (Old Babylonian, Mari, Boghazkeui, El-Amarna, Standard Babylonian)

1.  at night, tonight
2. last night, yesterday

Alternative forms

• mūša (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒈬𒊭𒄠 (mu-ša-am) 𒈬𒊭 (mu-ša) 𒈬𒌑𒊭 (mu-u₂-ša)

References

• “mūša”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Black, Jeremy; George, Andrew; Postgate, Nicholas (2000), “mūšu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag