šeššet

Akkadian

Akkadian numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: šeššet     Ordinal: šeššum     Multiplier: šeššīšu     Fractional: šuduš

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šidṯ- (“six”). Cognate with Arabic سِتَّة (sitta) and Biblical Hebrew שִׁשָּׁה (šiššɔ).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈʃeʃ.ʃet/

Numeral

šeššet m (feminine absolute *šediš, masculine free form šedištum, feminine free form šeššum)

1. six, 6

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒐋 (AŠ₃)	𒅆𒅖𒊺𒀉 (ši-iš-še-et)

References

• “šeššet”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], volume 17, Š, part 2, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1992