Muṣur

Akkadian

Etymology

From a common Semitic source, compare alternate Akkadian 𒆳𒈪𒄑𒊑 (Miṣri), Hebrew מִצְרַיִם (Miṣráyim), and Ugaritic 𐎎𐎕𐎗𐎎 (Miṣrāma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmu.sˤur/

Proper noun

Muṣur (Neo-Assyrian)

  1. Egypt

Alternative forms

  • Muṣri
  • Muṣuri
Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
  • 𒆳𒈬𒀫 (KURmu-ṣur)
  • 𒆳𒈬𒊻𒊑 (KURmu-uṣ-ri)
  • 𒆳𒈬𒍮𒊑 (KURmu-ṣu-ri)
  • 𒆳𒈬𒀫𒊑 (KURmu-ṣur-ri)
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