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November 3, 2011
On Name Calling
For reasons that some abnormal readers may remember, I’ve been collecting names that begin with mutu. Names like
mMu-ut-dIM (Mutba’li - Man of Ba’al)
mMu-ut-DINGIR (Mut-ili - Man of God)
mMu-ut-ša-DINGIR (Mut-ša-ili - Man of god)
mMu-ut-ša6-lim (Mut-šalim[?] – Man of Šalim[?])
mMu-ut-ad-ki-im (Man of ‘Adkim)
mMu-tu-ḫa-ad-ki-im (The warrior is 'Adkim)
mMu-ti-DINGIR (Mutī-ilu - My warrior is god)
mMu-tum-DINGER (Mutu-ilu - The warrior is god)
Mutu’s semantic range includes “man, husband, warrior, follower.” [Note: name translations are subject to change without notice or memory of previous translation]
But of all the mutu names I think the one I liked most is fMu-ti-ba-aš-ti (My husband is my pride). Last night I suggested that Shirley change her name to Mutībāshī. I dare not repeat the name she suggested for me.
Posted by Duane Smith at November 3, 2011 9:29 AM | Read more on Akkadian |
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