ṭābātum

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Akkadian

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Root
ṭ-y-b
2 terms

Etymology

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From 𒁕𒁍𒌝 (ṭābum).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ṭābātum f pl (from Old Babylonian on)

  1.  vinegar
    𒀠𒍑𒊓 𒇻𒁉𒅗 𒅇 𒁕𒁀𒁴 𒄭𒋳𒀀 (...) 𒀠𒍑𒊓 𒅇 𒁕𒁀𒌈 𒄴𒄩𒀜𒋾𒈠 𒈪𒈾𒄠 𒉌𒅅𒅗𒀠
    [šiqqā lubbikā u ṭābātim ḫīṭā (...) šiqqū u ṭābātum iḫḫaṭṭīma mīnam nikkal]
    AL.US₂.SA lu-bi-ka u₃ ṭa-ba-tim ḫi-ta₃-a (...) AL.US₂.SA u₃ ṭa-ba-tum iḫ-ḫa-aṭ-ṭi₃-ma mi-na-am ni-ik-ka-al
    Keep the garum moist and keep an eye on the vinegar, if the garum and vinegar are allowed to spoil, what will we eat?

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References

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  • “ṭābātu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “ṭābātu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag