šuttum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šin-at- (sleep). Cognate with Arabic سِنَة (sina, “nap, slumber”) and Biblical Hebrew שֵׁנָה (šenɔ́, “sleep”).

Pronunciation

Noun

šuttum f (plural šunātum) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. dream

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒈧𒈪 (MAŠ₂.GI₆)
  • 𒈠𒊬 (MA.MU₂)
  • 𒋗𒌓𒌈 (šu-ut-tum)
  • 𒋗𒌓𒌅 (šu-ut-tu)

References
  • “šuttu A”, 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) “šuttu(m) I”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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