inanna

See also: Inanna

Akkadian

Adverb

inanna (Old Akkadian, Babylonian)

1. now, just now, nowadays

   𒆠𒈠 𒄿𒈾𒀭𒈾 [kīma inanna] ― ki-ma i-na-an-na ― right now (literally, “like (it was) now”)

   𒅖𒌅 𒄿𒈾𒀭𒈾 [ištu inanna] ― iš-tu i-na-an-na ― henceforth (literally, “from now”)

   𒀀𒁲 𒄿𒈾𒀭𒈾 [adi inanna] ― a-di i-na-an-na ― until now

Alternative forms

• inanni (sometimes after a preposition)

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒄿𒈾𒀭𒈾 (i-na-an-na)

Derived terms

• inannama (“right now”)

 

References

• “inanna”, 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), “inanna”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag