mārtum

Akkadian

Etymology

From 𒌉 (mārum, “son”) +‎ -𒌈 (-tum, feminine suffix). Akin to Arabic مَرْأَة (marʔa).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mārtum f (construct state mārat or mārti, plural mārātum, masculine mārum) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. daughter

   Synonym: 𒁉𒅔𒌈 (bintum)

   𒉿𒅈𒅗𒀜 𒋛𒉌𒅖𒁴 𒋗𒀀𒋾 𒊭 𒌉𒊩𒎌𒊭 𒌑𒌌 𒊭 𒈬𒋾𒊭 𒅆𒄿

   [warkat sinništim šuāti ša mārātīša; ul ša mutīša šī]

   wa-ar-ka-at si-ni-iš-tim šu-a-ti ša DUMU.MUNUS.MEŠ-ša u₃-ul ša mu-ti-ša ši-i

   That woman's estate (inheritance) belongs to her daughters; it doesn't belong to her husband.

Alternative forms

• mārtu (non-mimated)
• mar'atum (Old Akkadian, Old Assyrian)
• mer'atum, mer'etum, merâtum (Old Assyrian)
• mērtu (Standard Babylonian)
• māštu (Neo-Babylonian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒌉𒊩 (DUMU.MUNUS, DUMU.SAL)	𒈠𒅈𒌈 (ma-ar-tum) 𒈨𒅕𒌈 (me-er-tum) 𒈠𒀾𒌈 (ma-aš₂-tum) 𒈥𒌈 (mar-tum) 𒈥𒌅 (mar-tu)