nīšum

nīšum

Akkadian

Root
n-ʾ-š

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʾināš-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈniː.ʃum/

Noun

nīšum m (construct state nīš or nīši)

1. (in oaths) life

   𒉌𒅖 𒈗 𒀉𒈬𒌑

   ni-iš LUGAL it-mu-u₃

   /nīš šarrim itmû/

   They swore by the life of the king.

Alternative forms

• nīšu (non-mimated form)

Cuneiform spellings

Sumerograms	Phonetic
𒈬 (MU) 𒍣 (ZI) (magic)	𒉌𒋗𒌝 (ni-šu-um) 𒉌𒅖 (ni-iš) (construct state)