qātum

Akkadian

Etymology

Unknown. According to Lipiński, related to Somali qaad (“to take”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

qātum f (dual qātān, plural qātātum) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. hand
2. care, charge, responsibility
3. paw
4. (in the plural) guarantee, security, pledge

Alternative forms

• qātu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒋗 (ŠU) 𒋗𒎌 (ŠU.MEŠ)	𒂵𒀀𒌈 (qa₂-a-tum) 𒋡𒀀𒌈 (qa-a-tum) 𒂵𒌈 (qa₂-tum) 𒋡𒌈 (qa-tum) 𒋡𒀀𒌓 (qa-a-tu₂) 𒂵𒋫𒀭 (qa₂-ta-an) (dual)

Related terms

• ina qātim ša (“from; in the charge of”)
• qātam šakānum (“to begin”)
• qātam ṣabātum (“to help”)

 

See also

• 𒇿 (pagrum, “body”)

References

• “qātu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011