mārtum

Akkadian

Etymology

From mār (“son”) +‎ -tum (feminine marker).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːr.tum/

Noun

mārtum f (construct state mārat, plural mārātum)

  1. daughter
    Synonym: 𒁉𒅔𒌈 (bintum)
    𒉿𒅈𒅗𒀜 𒋛𒉌𒅖𒁴 𒋗𒀀𒋾 𒊭 𒌉𒊩𒎌𒊭 𒌑𒌌 𒊭 𒈬𒋾𒊭 𒅆𒄿
    wa-ar-ka-at si-ni-iš-tim šu-a-ti ša DUMU.MUNUS.MEŠ-ša u₃-ul ša mu-ti-ša ši-i
    /warkat sinništim šuāti ša mārātīša; ul ša mutīša šī/
    That woman's estate (inheritance) belongs to her daughters; it doesn't belong to her husband.

Alternative forms
  • mārtu (non-mimated form)
Cuneiform spellings
Sumerograms Phonetic
  • 𒈠𒅈𒌈 (ma-ar-tum)
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