sinništum

Akkadian

𒋛𒈠𒀜 𒍣𒅔𒉌𒅖𒁴 (simat sinništim)

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /sinˈniʃ.tum/

Noun

sinništum f (construct state sinništi, pronominal state sinništa, absolute state sinniš, plural sinnišātum)

1. female

   𒍑 𒊩 [zikar sinniš] ― NITA MUNUS ― male and female

   𒇻 𒍣𒅗𒅈 𒇻 𒊩 𒈠𒀭𒉡𒌝 𒆷 𒄿𒁲𒂊

   [lū zikar lū sinniš mannum lā īde]

   lu zi-ka-ar lu MUNUS ma-an-nu-um la i-de-e

   Nobody knows whether it was male or female

2. woman

Alternative forms

sinništu (non-mimated form)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒊩 (MUNUS, SAL)	𒍣𒅔𒉌𒅖𒌈 (si₂-in-ni-iš-tum) 𒍣𒉌𒅖𒌈 (si₂-ni-iš-tum) 𒌍𒌋𒌋𒌈 (sin-niš-tum)

Coordinate terms

• (gender): zikarum (“male”)
• (age): ṣuḫārtum (“girl”)

Derived terms

• sinnišānu (“effeminate cult performer”)

 

Related terms

• bīt sinništim (“women's quarters”)

 

References

• “sinništu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Huehnergard, John (2011) A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, page 234