Lamaštum

Akkadian

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Lamaštum f

1. Lamashtu (a female demon in Mesopotamian mythology)
2. (medicine) a type of disease

Alternative forms

• Lamaštu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒀭𒊐𒃵𒈨 (dDIM₃.ME) 𒀭𒊐𒃶𒈨 (dDIM₈.ME) 𒀭𒊐𒆚𒈨 (dDIM₁₀.ME) 𒀭𒈗𒃶𒈨 (dDIM₉.ME) 𒀭𒈗𒆚𒈨 (dDIM₁₁.ME)	𒆷𒈦𒌈 (la-maš-tum)

References

• “lamaštu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Miller, Douglas B., Shipp, R. Mark (2014) An Akkadian Handbook, 2nd edition, Eisenbrauns