šattum
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Akkadian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Semitic *šanat- (“year”). Cognate with Arabic سَنَة (sana) and Biblical Hebrew שָׁנָה (šɔnɔ́).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /ˈʃat.tum/
Noun
[edit]šattum f (construct state šanat, plural šanātum)
- year
- 𒋫𒀝𒋾𒀉 𒊭𒀜𒁴 [taqtīt šattim] ― ta-aq-ti-it ša-at-tim ― end of the year
- 𒅖𒌅 𒊑𒌍 𒊭𒀜𒁴 𒀀𒁲 𒄩𒄠𒋛𒅎 𒉿𒅈𒄭𒅎
- [ištu rēš šattim adi ḫamšim warḫim]
- iš-tu re-eš ša-at-tim a-di ḫa-am-ši₂-im wa-ar-ḫi-im
- from the beginning of the year to the fifth month
- time of the year, season
- 𒊭𒀜𒌈 𒁮𒂵𒀜/𒇷𒅎𒉌𒀉
- [šattum damqat/lemnet]
- ša-at-tum dam-qa₂-at/le-em-ne₂-et
- The season will be good/bad.
Alternative forms
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