muškēnum

Akkadian

Etymology

    Derived from the participle of 𒆠𒍝𒍝 (šukênum, “to prostrate oneself”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /muʃˈkeː.num/

    Noun

    muškēnum m (plural muškēnū)

    1. commoner, dependent (a class of people dependent or reliant on others, unable to provide supplies on their own)
      𒁕𒀀𒀀𒉡 𒉿𒅈𒅗𒀜 𒈦𒆕𒂗 𒋗𒀀𒋾 𒅁𒊒𒋢
      da-a-a-nu wa-ar-ka-at MAŠ.GAG.EN šu-a-ti ip-ru-su
      /dayyānū warkat muškēnim šuāti iprusū/
      The judges investigated the circumstances of that commoner's case.
    2. poor person, destitute

    Alternative forms

    • muškēnu (non-mimated form)
    Cuneiform spellings
    Logograms Phonetic
    • 𒈦𒂗𒆕 (MAŠ.EN.GAG)
    • 𒈦𒆕𒂗 (MAŠ.GAG.EN)
    • 𒈬𒍑𒆠𒉡𒌝 (mu-uš-ke-nu-um)

    Descendants

    • → Biblical Hebrew: מִסְכֵּן (miskēn)
    • → Classical Syriac: ܡܶܣܟܸܝܢܳܐ (meskēnā)
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