rēštum

Akkadian

Root
r-'-š
2 terms

Etymology

From 𒊕 (rēšum, “head”). Compare Biblical Hebrew רֵאשִׁית (rešíṯ, “beginning”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

rēštum f (construct state rēšti or rēšet, plural rēšētum) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

1. beginning
   1. (Old Babylonian) first instalment of a rent
2. top part, upper part, peak (of a mountain)
3. prime quality (of oil)

Alternative forms

• rēštu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒊕 (SAG)	𒊑𒊺𒂊𒌈 (re-še-e-tum)

 

References

• “rēštu”, 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) “rēštu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag