Šabāṭum

Akkadian

Etymology

Unknown. Spelt with 𒌚 (ITI, month) and 𒀾 (ZIZ₂, emmer).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Šabāṭum ? (Old Akkadian, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Standard Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian)

  1. Šabāṭu, the eleventh month of the Babylonian calendar
    𒌚𒀾 𒌚 𒁕𒀀𒁍𒌝 𒋗𒌑
    ITI.ZIZ₂ ITI ṭa-a-bu-um šu-u₂
    /Šabāṭum warḫum ṭābum šū/
    Šabāṭum is a favorable month

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms
  • 𒌚𒀾 (ITI.ZIZ₂)
  • 𒌚𒀾𒀀𒀭 (ITI.ZIZ₂.AM₃, ITI.ZIZ₂.A.AN)
  • 𒌚𒀾𒀀 (ITI.ZIZ₂.A)

Descendants

  • Hebrew: שְׁבָט (šə̆ḇɔ́ṭ, Shevat)
  • Aramaic: שְׁבָט (šəḇāṭ)

References

  • “Šabāṭu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011

Further reading

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